Get inspired with the latest ideas in gifts, activities, and more in and around Los Angeles.
To Whom It May offers handcrafted chocolate truffles infused with organically grown cannabis that are wrapped in 24-karat gold. For events and favors, the company offers four individual boxes that include four, eight, or 15 cannabis-infused truffles; pricing ranges from $30 to $230. The company, whose products are manufactured by the Art of Edibles cannabis collective, ships throughout California.
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Los Angeles-based hospitality and catering company Schaffer now offers its colorful Rainbow Mimosa Bar: A display of fresh juices such as cherry, mango, and pink grapefruit, along with nectars like blueberry in glass bottles that are presented on crushed ice in a customized lucite stand. Guests can choose from a variety of garnishes to personalize their mimosas including candied ginger, pomegranate seeds, maraschino cherries, and blueberries. Pricing is available upon request.
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Gigmor is a Los Angeles-based live music marketplace that connects planners with independent musicians for event entertainment. Event producers can post opportunities, evaluate talent, book artists, and manage payments all through the Gigmor platform. The site lists artists throughout North America.
Made from digitally etched metal, the Tom Dixon Etch Web Pendant from FormDecor is an ode to the geometric designs of architect Buckminster Fuller. The brass fixture costs $218 a week to rent or $196.20 for a rental of one to three days. FormDecor delivers throughout Los Angeles and Southern California.
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Photoboothless is a Beverly Hills-based company that provides cinemagraphs for events. A mixture of photo and video, each clip is a still image with one moving element, creating a one-of-a-kind keepsake. The images can be branded for events and shared on social media via an on-site kiosk. Pricing starts at $3,500.
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The new Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown offers several 1920s-theme activities for meeting breaks. The Underground L.A. Walking Tour, in partnership with Cartwheel Art, brings groups to the city’s famed underground tunnels and speakeasies, sharing stories of famous Prohibition-era murders and other historical facts. Additional offerings include a typewriter poetry breakout session and a yoga session set to jazz music.
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London-based luxury rose retailer OnlyRoses opened its first U.S. store in Beverly Hills in September. The company provides long-lasting roses sourced directly from farms in the Andes Mountains; the farms all focus on social responsibility and maintain high environmental standards. The company also offers natural-looking preserved Infinite Roses, which last a year without water. The company ships nationwide.
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Recently opened in Silver Lake, specialty wine shop Vinovore offers its version of gift boxes called “Beast Boxes.” Each box is filled with hand-chosen wine and curated items like rose gold wine openers, toys, or precious stones matched to personality types, from outdoorsy (the Badger Box with enamelware wine cups and a canteen) to mystical (the Unicorn Box with crystals) to homebody (the Sloth Box with retro toys). The boxes can also be tailored to an event. Pricing starts around $25 to $30 and can go to $250, depending on the wine and other items in the box. The Beast Boxes are sold in store only.
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