10 Best Ideas of the Week: Saks' Pop-Up Carousel, Puma's Citywide Flagship Promotion, Lavender Opera Cakes

To celebrate its 95th birthday, Saks created a pop-up, luxury carousel at New York’s Rockefeller Center from September 6 to 10. The carousel, which was produced by Endeavor Global Marketing, featured props and imagery inspired by the brand and New York. Street teams handed out special tokens for the carousel to passersby throughout the city a day before it opened.

Working with The Projects, Puma promoted its New York flagship store opening, which took place August 29 to September 1. The launch included a product drop at locations in all five of the city's boroughs. A branded truck distributed limited-run products in custom, New York-inspired Puma bags.

Activities outside of the store included a basketball station where guests could shoot hoops.

The sixth annual Harper’s Bazaar Icons Party took place September 6 at the Plaza in New York. Champagne sponsor Moet & Chandon was showcased in a dramatic red and purple feather and plant centerpiece at a bar. My Beautiful City designed the event and Brrch handled floral decor.

Amway celebrated its 60th anniversary with a weeklong event in Las Vegas in late spring. Events included a dinner at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for more than 1,300 people who were designated top Amway business owners. The dinner featured projection mapping at each place setting that consisted of three stories, including one with Vegas-inspired animations. The company tapped Wilson Dow and Skullmapping to create the displays, which set the Guinness World Record for the “Most Projection-Mapped Displays at a Single Venue.” See more: Watch: These Projection-Mapped Displays Served as Dinner Entertainment—and Set a Guinness World Record

For Behr’s third Color of the Year announcement in August—it was Back to Nature—the paint brand planned a private Napa Valley retreat at Calistoga Ranch. Produced by Trigger House, the event featured hedge walls with bear heads in several colors. See more: See How Behr Revealed Its 2020 Color of the Year

Other vignettes showcased the 2020 Color Trends palette and the Home Depot furniture and decor items. See more: See How Behr Revealed Its 2020 Color of the Year

Attendees were able to test the color trends palette on nature-inspired projects. See more: See How Behr Revealed Its 2020 Color of the Year

Chicago music institution Ravinia held its annual gala in July. Food For Thought catered the event, serving a lavender opera cake for dessert. Made with almond cake, lavender ganache, and blackberry meringue, the treat was garnished with musical notes on a sliver of white chocolate. See more: See a Black-Tie Gala Inspired by Megawatt Performer Jennifer Hudson

Inspired by the work of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, Kehoe Designs created oversize flower sculptures for dinner table centerpieces. See more: See a Black-Tie Gala Inspired by Megawatt Performer Jennifer Hudson