Men’s fashion site JackThreads held a launch party for its new collection of Westbrook Frames—the result of a collaboration with N.B.A. star Russell Westbrook—on February 12 at 214 Lafayette Street in New York. Napkin Killa, an artist who creates caricatures on cocktail napkins, had his own station at the event where he drew portraits of guests. The event was produced by Engine Shop.
Zeel sends massage therapists to meetings and events in several cities throughout the United States, including New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, and Washington. Massage therapists arrive at venues with their own massage tables and can perform services such as Swedish or deep-tissue massages for 60, 75, or 90 minutes. For meeting breaks, therapists can give 10- to 15-minute chair massages. The services can be booked 30 days in advance.
The mobile spa At Your Service travels to events and meetings throughout greater Toronto and specializes in providing services at fashion shows, media events, corporate gatherings, and spa parties. Hosts can book services including facials, manicures, pedicures, hairstyling, and eyelash application.
Wool and the Gang delivers full “knit kits,” including yarn, chunky needles, easy-to-follow patterns, and a link to online video tutorials, to offices or event spaces for knitting parties. (The repetitive action of needlework can reportedly induce a relaxed state like that achieved with meditation and yoga.) Projects range in difficulty from a clutch, pillow cover, knit snood, crochet snood, and hat; items will change for spring and summer season. The party hosts receive their kits for free, while guests receive discounts on their kits, ranging from $27 for a clutch to $35 for a snood or hat. Knitters can also attend preplanned parties that Wool and the Gang hosts in cities around the country. Tickets are approximately $40, depending on the project; the price includes the materials needed.
At last year's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Whole Foods offered guests scented sprays as well as sunscreen, hair ties, and bobby pins. A sign nearby read, "Refresh yourself before you wreck yourself."
For a foodie-focused teambuilding idea, Wolfgang Puck Catering's pre-dinner interactive experience breaks guests into groups and has them pickle their own ingredients at various stations. The jars are ready to eat two weeks later. The catering company also provides recipe ideas with ways to use the new pickled ingredients.
