It has taken me much longer than expected to share this event with you, but May and June were two crazy busy months and I’ve just returned from a much needed two week break! But better late than never right?
I’m overwhelmingly proud of this event which took place back in May in the stunning Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. About two years ago, myself and the team in Davis Events pitched this concept to Dropbox for their Christmas Party. Unfortunately, we lost the pitch to another agency that year but were told by the client that they loved the theme and they hoped to use it for another event. True to their word, they knocked on our door when opportunity presented itself and we finally delivered ‘Pandamonium’ to celebrate their 10th anniversary!
Having worked with Dropbox before on numerous projects, we knew that their internal company mascot was the panda. I noticed one day while at a meeting in their office that loads of their employees had panda teddy bears on their desks, and so Pandamonium was born! This event was a real passion project, and what’s really special to me about this event is that the Pandamonium concept was not only used here in Dublin, but also executed across ALL their European Middle East and Africa offices, and even their Sydney office! #ProudMoment
The concept for the event was simply a black and white masquerade ball.
I’ve always been a stickler for attention to detail and so the black and white theme needed to be evident across every touch point of the event, from the invitations, to the food, the furniture and of course the decór. I previously featured a post on the ‘please inflate and save the date’ invitation which you can see here!
The venue provided a beautiful gothic backdrop with exposed brick walls, so to create a nice juxtaposition, the event design was clean and modern with lots of LED lighting to make the space pop against all the black and white.
All the furniture was black and white including sofas, ottomans, coffee tables, pod tables and the dance floor. The bar and DJ booth were white perspex lit from within using LED lights. Both the bar and the DJ booth were branded with the Pandamonium event identity icon. We used an array of 3ft paddle balloons in black, white and clear with tassels of gold, silver and black to add an extra dimensions to the event design. Smaller balloons with the event identity logo were also dotted around the venue.
Upon arrival to the venue, guests were greeted by two Panda mascots dressed in formal wear who handed guests a glass of blackberry prosecco. As guests filtered in, the DJ spun some great tunes on the decks.
The black and white theme was carried through into the food. It was surprisingly hard to think of black and white foods so we had to get creative! As the panda originates from China, we also wanted to put an asian spin on the food offering, so we served salmon sushi rolls to start (yes I know that’s Japanese), followed by dinner bowls of chicken curry, truffle risotto and fish and chip cones. For dessert, we served black and white marshmallows, cupcakes and brought out a special birthday cake to mark the 10th anniversary celebrations!
The live entertainment featured Ireland’s award-winning dance troupe called XOD who donned the panda heads and stormed the venue to perform a high-energy routine that had everyone dancing! They encouraged audience participation by teaching guests some fun moves before finishing with a conga-line around the venue! After this, the event really kicked off with an awesome DJ spinning the decks until late!
It’s such an amazing feeling seeing all your ideas come to fruition, it’s what I love the most about this job! A HUGE thanks to my right hand Michelle, and Sarah for helping make this event amazing! And of course to Jonathan, Maria and Paul for believing in our ideas and allowing us to bring this idea to life!
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