Halloween & The Day of The Dead

The Day of the Dead, 2nd of November, is a Mexican holiday where family and friends gather to remember and pray for those who have died and support them on their spiritual journey. The holiday is also known as Día de los Muertos. Participators honour the deceased by presenting gifts of intricately decorated sugar skulls, large papier-maché skeletons, orange marigolds and favourite foods and drinks of the departed to their graves. The paper-maché skeletons are so impressive and rise up above the crowds of people that parade through the streets. It is such an amazingly creative and beautiful way to celebrate the lives of those who have departed.

The Day of the Dead is growing ever more popular in Western cultures with many hosting Halloween parties taking on a lot of the same styles and designs you can see at the parades. Above are some photos we took last year at the incredible Day of the Dead exhibition at the British Museum. 

Here at Partridge we have created many Halloween extravaganzas, as well as one focused around the Day of the Dead. Some of our work can be seen in the images at the top of this post. We've also noticed some more emerging amazing Halloween trends - Game of Thrones (that we mentioned in our last Halloween post) and Gothic is also hugely popular and looks absolutely fabulous if you are wanting to dress a venue. The costume possibilities are pretty spectacular too. Have a look at our Pinterest board for a Gothic Inspired Halloween. 

If you're interested in hosting your own corporate or private party to celebrate Halloween please get in touch! It's not too late! Also visit our Pinterest page for more ideas!

Below is a still from the fantastic Spectre were we also saw amazingly dramatic and impressive shots of the Día de los Muertos parade.

Please click on the images to be taken to their original sources. 

Urban Food Fest - Before & After

Urban Food Fest - Uruguay takeover
 
The brief was to create a small experiential space to sit within the existing surroundings of The Urban Food fest site hosting Bodega Garzón and Colinas De Uruguay.
 
Over the course of two weekends, during July and August, we were required to provide a high impact branded zone. For Bodega Garzón a space that conveyed a luxury laid back vineyard feel and for Colinas De Uruguay a South American beachside cabana. In order to maximize budget and minimize waste we designed a simple bordered seating area to create a focal point for the many passing public and visiting foodies.
 
For the Bodega Garzón event we laid a luxurious deep pile artificial grass onto which we placed branded deckchairs and LED cube seating for visitors to sit back and enjoy some Bodega Garzón wine in the Summer sunshine. Large parasols adorned with warm white battery powered festoon lights provided a lovely continental feel as the evenings set in.

“The installation by Partridge looked wonderful. It was great to see everybody enjoying it” – Bodega Garzón.
 
For the Colinas De Uruguay takeover we laid a fabulous glitter gold floor to represent the sand, along with Uruguayan Flag inspired deck chairs and twinkling multicolored lighting. All border panels were resprayed and rebranded to create a contrast to the previous event.
 
For both events Partridge undertook the concept consultation, visualizing, art working, sourcing, offsite/onsite construction and post event storage along with the standard Health and Safety administration required for public events. 

The event was greatly enjoyed by all! If you have a chance to head to Urban Food Fest it's an absolutely fantastic event and chance to enjoy some fabulous street food and cocktails!

Halloween 2016

Today in the office we've been looking ahead to this years Halloween! This year we are expecting the fantastic Game of Thrones to be one of the popular themes. So here's a little mood board with some awesome ideas for creating your own Westeros. Have a look at our Pinterest board for more ideas!

If you're thinking of holding a Halloween Party this year then please get in touch. We have a great deal of experience in this area and have helped many people over the years to celebrate this ever growing event so let us give you a helping hand! We can be very scary here at Partridge when we need to be... :D

ILEA Halloween 2015. Produced by Partridge in collaboration with Boli Darling.

Holi Festival Of Colours, London

The Holi Festival comes to London! This extravaganza of colour is celebrated on the fullmoon of the Phaluga month in India. The festival is to celebrate the good conquering the bad and the start of Spring. 

Colour is painted all over the attendees bodies and thrown into the air to celebrate the colour of life and freedom. It also carries the strong message that everyone is equal. 

The festival now travels the World thanks to some amazing guys who wanted to share the experience with everyone. 

This year the Holi Festival will take place on the 13th of August at Wembley Park. Buy your tickets here!

To throw your own Indian Summer party have a look at our Pinterest board!

Rio Olympics 2016 - where to watch

It's nearly time for the much anticipated Rio Olympics! I know - we all wish we could be out there enjoying some lovely hot South American sunshine. Fear not! Here is a list of some great outside venues to watch the games in London.

The London Bridge City Summer Festival runs from June to November and involves a plethora of activities. Live music, karaoke, theatre, dance groups and free outdoor cinema. A great hub for entertainment and whiling away the hours. 

Pop Brixton is another fantastically vibrant location to watch sport over the Summer months. This eco friendly village hosts some excellent pop up food stalls as well as vintage nik nak shops. Towards the back the creators have built a large cinema area which plays sport all Summer long.

And lastly we recommend Beach East in the old Olympic grounds at Stratford. Over 2,200 square metres of sand has been deposited on the site turning it into a lively beach with paddling pools, funfair rides and beach bars. What's not to love! 

Have a look at our Olympics Pinterest Page to style your own Games themed party! We are also here to help you create your own bespoke styled celebration, what ever it may be! Get in touch. We'd love to help. 

Brighton & Hove Pride 2016

Pride fever has finally hit us all here at Partridge towers and we cannot wait to see the amazing and almost outrageous carnival floats that will be carrying the Glitterati and flamboyant of Brighton & Hove gay scene, with the help of possibly the world, all coming to the city to show solidarity and embrace the diversity that is PRIDE!!!

After researching its history few people are aware that the first Pride was in the 70’s, as a political march, but then increasing with popularity and numbers in the 90’s. Even though the floats seemed handmade they were done in style and that’s what we believe it is all about!

2010 was possibly the first year ever that the parade had as many as 160,000 people celebrating. Every year is getting bigger and more fabulous, changing attitudes with promoting acceptance and equality.

As we are a team of creatives we are all about the designs, whether handmade or crafted by exceptional stylists. We believe that the message is clear when you see the parade, that we are all able to express ourselves no matter what. Pride gives us all a platform to exactly do that.

We all at Partridge wish you all a Happy and of course a FABULOUS Pride X

Bodega Garzon - Uruguay

Last weekend Partridge Events helped bring the Uruguayan vineyards to the heart of Shoreditch as part of the Bodega Garzon Summer takeover at Urban Food Fest this month.

As part of an ongoing collaboration with Blends Wine Estates our team designed and built a relaxing seating area complete with large parasols, illuminated seating, Bodega Garzon branded deckchairs along with luxurious deep pile artificial grass framed with a branded floor surround.

Guests were encouraged to sample the unique taste of some of Uruguay’s finest wines along with some specially created wine cocktails and Uruguay fusion street food.

The feedback was great from both client and guests alike.

“The installation by Partridge looked wonderful. It was great to see everybody enjoying it” – Bodega Garzon.

At the end of a long day the Partridge team packed everything down ready to be reconfigured for the next Colinas De Uruguay takeover 20th August 2016 again at Urban food fest in Shoreditch.

If you'd like help with your next Product Launch or Exhibition stand then get in touch! We'd love to help.

A Bespoke Christmas

Christmas 2016 design and planning has started for Partridge Events! We wanted to offer an exciting and fresh take on Christmas so we went out and conducted our very own photoshoots! After some concept brainstorming and getting together a collection of our festive decorations, our amazing Creative Team took to the streets! They had great fun experimenting with our new designs and colour schemes.

As a creative company we are inspired by the colourful world around us. We wanted to inspire our clients to be bold and think differently about their decor for this Christmas so have created our own bespoke Lookbook. 

The Christmas Lookbook showcases a little bit of the fun and creative Partridge personality as well as tying in some more vintage and traditional styles, which we also love. All images included have been styled and photographed by Partridge Events.

If you are interested in receiving a copy of our Lookbook then please call or email us.

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Here at Partridge Events we are a dab hand at bespoke Christmas styling for both Private and Corporate venues.

We have worked extensively with a range of top venues and hotels, making sure we deliver festive displays that convey and enhance their aesthetics and transform the venue into a luxurious, sparkling spectacle. 

We work with the venues to ensure the transformation is completed with minimal disruption to their smooth day to day running. Often working over night so guests wake up to the start of the festive season. 

Get in touch with us now so we can start designing your own bespoke concept today! We also provide styling for Christmas Parties, again both Corporate and Private. 

Summer Holiday Playtime

image from Partridge Pinterest page

So some of the little terrors have broken up today and you may already be wondering how will I last for the next 8 weeks?! Well we are here to help. We are professionals.

So firstly a little of what’s happening around London to entertain the little scamps.

Sunset Safari is something that even adults will enjoy! A trail through the popular zoo will lead you past scheduled feeds, talks and displays giving you a fantastic insight into the running of the zoo and the characteristics of the differing species. When darkness falls you can listen and relax to some live acoustic music in the Safari Base Camp. As children will all loved staying up a little later so this will give you major brownie points in their eyes. 

The Natural History Museum’s Butterfly House is back! The Museum have set up a specially constructed tropical enclosure on the lawn outside the entrance. Expect some very large tropical butterflies and moths landing on you to say hello! You can also take part in a number to activities and games about these beautiful creatures. 

Finally, more like a visit than a day out, is the Bears Ice Cream Company, near Shepard’s Bush. A family run business who have created a traditional Icelandic ice cream parlour combined with English seasonal flavours. The Icelandic shops are very different from the typical Gelateria’s. Once you have picked your own unique flavour combination your creation is then served in a slightly different way to the normal cone. Well I think the photos speak for themselves. We for one are desperate to go!

Our Creative Team at Partridge are a dab hand at designing out of this world events for children. We have created the immersive Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon experiences situated above the London Aquarium. As well as a host of fabulous, exciting and engaging parties. 

If you would like to find out more on how we can help create something that your children will remember forever then please get in touch.

Good luck for the Summer! And we hope we have helped talk a bit of the chaos away. Here's our Pinterest page for Children's Parties for more ideas.

Yours,

Merry Partridge (sorry)

The Athenaeum, London

We were lucky enough to be invited to The Athenaeum to see their new refurb. We've worked with the hotel for many years now on their Christmas decorations, so it was lovely to see the hotel midsummer. And wow what a change!

The lobby has been transformed into a modern, Art Deco lounge with part of their new restaurant spilling into the space. The open plan design has a wonderfully eclectic range of yellow, blue and orange seating placed around petrol dining and side tables. Lush green foliage and modern, edgy artworks break through the colour palette. From above we both agreed that the layout resembled a Miro painting.

We exited the Lobby through a large brass Art Deco door which led through to the sumptuous new bar. Keeping the golden yellow tones, this room was injected with bold black velvet and deep olive green suede walls. the rich interior was balanced beautifully with the tropical greens coming from the hotel's living wall, which can be seen through the floor to ceiling windows.

Natural materials accent the room - a black marble bar and stone table tops. The bar features a beautiful spirits display and delicate glassware that glints in the low lit room. At the far end of the room a projected, repeated montage of damsels in distress from iconic movies over the years plays. So cool.

After our tour we sampled the delights of the new Michelin starred restaurant which the famous Galvin Brothers oversee. A gorgeous restaurant itself - the scheme is focused around natural honey coloured wood and white marble. The food was fantastic! Beautiful flavours and eye catching colour combinations. 

All in all it was a fabulous visit and we look forward to working with The Athenaeum in the future.