The Dropped Box was one of my favourite theme events I put together this year!
I’ve written before about St. Patrick’s Day (read here) and how I feel it often misrepresents Ireland and how the commercialism of the holiday is cheap and tacky. So when I received the brief for this event, I really wanted to bring the true essence of Ireland to life!
The brief was to deliver a St. Patrick’s Day celebration for Dropbox and their 200+ employees in their Dublin offices. Here’s what we delivered…
The Event Identity
The concept we pitched was a Traditional Irish Pub theme called ‘The Dropped Box’, a play on the name Dropbox! Sophie, our talented designer, created the below event identity which was used across pre-event promotion, beer mats and backdrops!
Theming & Decorations
The office was totally transformed into an old Irish pub using authentic Irish furniture, props and warm ambient lighting.
Props such as whiskey barrels, bottles, crates, wagon wheels, milk churns and old bicycles were carefully placed across the venue. Uplighting in hues of green were used to light the stage and warm orange lighting was used across the remainder of the venue to create a cosy pub atmosphere! Finally, we designed and produced bespoke beer mats and tent cards with fun facts about Ireland on each one.
Food & Drink
Guest could indulge in a fun, authentic Irish food buffet with local favourites such as Tayto crisp sandwiches, chicken fillet rolls and Guinness glazed ribs! Bottled beer was self-serve from an Molly Malone style cart.
Entertainment
Entertainment for the evening consisted of a potato peeling contest, a Guinness pint pulling experience, beer pong, a live trad band with sean nós dancer and bodhrán player and board games such as scrabble, operation and jenga!
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