Beano HQ teamed up with House PR to bring the kids’ comic into the 21st century. They launched the Beano Studios and the Beano Experience, and the big unveiling event was at Beano’s Fleet Street HQ. The objective was to create an environment bursting with a cheeky character to match the 80-year-old comic’s irreverent
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Archives for Event Management & Design
LINKEDIN ICE CAVE
Professional networking leaders LinkedIn asked us to come up with a unique concept that would excite the senses for their largest corporate recruitment drive, Talent Connect London, to be attended by 1,200 delegates. A brainstorming session produced several ideas but top of the pile was an immersive ice cave.
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CARAVAN ROCKS UP AT DOWNLOAD!
Itinerant Igor Rasputin and his band of merry pranksters, freaks and performing peculiarities, pitched in at Britain's most popular heavy rock festival to play up to their reputation as Europe's leading spaced-oddities! Area 51's aberrant master of ceremonies, sensation and strangeness, Rasputin rocked up at Download 2017.
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PERGOLA
Pergolas are shaded paths and sitting areas. They are also the theme chosen by the Incipio Group for its range of central London restaurants, some of which bear the Pergola brand. The concept was to create a leafy luxurious outdoor feel just off the capital’s busy streets.
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EXOTIC OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
Three teams of elite entertainers jetted out to the Indian Ocean paradise of the Maldives to bring extra Easter exultation to holidaymakers enjoying themselves in the exclusive enclave. And among the heights of this latest week-long trip half way across the world for Area 51 was their construction of the world's tallest water contortion bowl at Reethi Rah
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51 ROCK IT AT STELLAR WEEKEND
A remote corner of North Wales was zapped into an interdimensional and intergalactic space colony as Area 51 helped stage the biggest sci-fi and fantasy festival seen in the UK! Thousands of sci-fi fans beamed down into Pwlhelli on the Lleyn Peninsula for a long weekend where normal reality was suspended and a colourfully costumed alternative existence emerged.
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SPEAK EASY, PARTY HARD
The decadent twenties roared back in style as thousands of revellers partied hard at a splendid Speakeasy spree staged inside a leading UK venue with Area 51 in the driving seat. The Ricoh Arena at Coventry
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XMAS PARTY FOR UK CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS
Our clients Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd are design and construction experts. Their founder, the late Sir Ove Arup, insisted on high company values: “We must strive for quality in what we do, and never be satisfied with the second-rate.” They demand the best. They also place a high value on their staff and expect excellence for their Christmas parties. The company hired The Vox, a purpose-built venue on the NEC
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FOUR ISLAND FLING
Area 51's entertainment expeditionary force launched a series of island landings in the Indian Ocean as part of a mission of mirth and magic for luxury jet-set holidaymakers! Bolstering its growing globetrotting reputation, Area 51 dispatched a large posse of performers to the tropical paradise of the Maldives where they
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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CENTRE’S 30TH BIRTHDAY
Opened by the Queen in 1986, the Queen Elizabeth II Centre wanted a 30th birthday party with a difference for those who had helped make it one of London’s most successful events venues. It hosts more than 400 events a year
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NEW AREA 51 BASE IN TROPICAL PARADISE
Area 51 are delighted to establish a permanent base in the tropical paradise of the Maldives after helping to launch an exclusive and one-of-a-kind resort in the Indian Ocean.
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TV STAR HAILED AS ‘SUPER-GHOUL’
AREA 51 design wizards magically transformed TV superstar Jonathan Ross' north London mansion into a stunning haunted house AND gardens into an enchanted fairy forest in time for the UK's hottest Halloween celeb bash!
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A WALK THROUGH THE HUMAN BRAIN
Working with clients EMC3, create a perfect arena to stimulate guests’ ideas and interaction for professional networking giants, LinkedIn, for a major recruitment event. The thought-provoking ‘brain-storming’ at the Business Design Centre in North London had two themes - art and science.
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RIO – THE CAPITAL OF CARNIVAL
Give your event the Rio Carnival theme and guests will look forward to a glamourous night gyrating to the sound of samba. Area 51 have designed and created an entire package which can transform your venue with an array of features, sights and textures true to the capital of carnival. And we have the drums and dancers to match.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPIC
National Geographic Traveller magazine wanted to create its first ever all-day festival to bring the magazine to life. The aim was to give readers an immersive experience that showcased the diversity of the world of travel. The venue was The Brewery, London, where customers would be able to visit a large range of seminars, talks, workshops, cooking demonstrations with celeb chefs, and more.
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MOULIN ROUGE AT THE RICOH
Titillating French-inspired hedonism descended on the Ricoh Arena to inspire a perfect Parisian party as Christmas became "Noël" for thousands of revellers. Area 51 painted the town red as a sensational
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JONATHAN ROSS SUMMONS LOST SOULS
TV superstar Jonathan Ross hailed the hallowed screams of adults, kids and teens as Area 51's opened the coffin lid for another devilish Halloween. Area 51's arch architects of abomination were once more let loose to transform Wossy's north London home into hell on earth in time for his annual feast of fun for October 31st.
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TWO-DAY BIRTHDAY BASH IS A JET-SET SMASH
Jet-setting guests were left spellbound at a lavish and private celebrity party held inside a luxury Berkshire hotel thanks to the efforts of Area 51.The exclusive two-day birthday party was staged at the luxurious Vineyard Hotel in Newbury with host and guests flying in from the USA to attend. Area 51's crack crew of creative stylists came up with not one but TWO stunning makeovers to help make the event truly
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RICKY HATTON’S SHOW SUCCESS
Area 51 helped two-time world boxing champion Ricky Hatton create a knockout charity event in his hometown of Manchester in aid of charity. The much-loved Brit fighter celebrated his glittering sporting career by staging the stunning gala event at Victoria Warehouse with a host of special guests
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LINKEDIN ROOF TOP ILLUSION
‘Surpassed all expectations’ was just one of the compliments for Area 51 for the design and installation of a rooftop theme for a major event. LinkedIn invited us to compose, design and install a theme for a their Talent Connect London event for 2,500 guests, that would even eclipse the success of our previous joint projects.
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UNITED CARPETS – CONFERENCES WITH CLASS
United Carpets hold annual conferences for managers of their many British branches, and they love to do them in style in sunny southern Spain. Area 51 have been their partners of choice for these events for several years.For our seventh year with the carpet giants, we were asked to transform the Guadalmina Spa and Golf Resort Hotel
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ROBOTS INVADE HYDE PARK
The future came to London's Hyde Park when Area 51 teamed up with Cirque Beserk to unleash Mechanika, a surreal cyborg spectacular that stunned A-list celebs like David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff and thousands of astonished members of the public.
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CARAVAN OF ROSS SOULS
Star TV presenter Jonathan Ross unleashed Area 51's Caravan Of Lost Souls at his annual Halloween spookathon staged at his plush north London mansion which was once again given a macabre makeover to thrill both A list celebs and the public.Igor Rasputin and his creepy crew of freaks and ghouls ran amok at the star-studded event which has become established as one of the biggest showbiz bashes in the calendar
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ZOMBIE MAYHEM AT SPOOKTACULAR
A plague of zombie soldiers tore out the Heart of England in a Halloween blitzkrieg of pure terror!Visitors to the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Warwickshire were given a horrifying Halloween experience to haunt them for many a month thanks to a chilling interactive Area 51 show that was not for the fainthearted.After creating a realistic biohazard laboratory in the woods at the centre situated at Fillongley in North Warwickshire
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WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
Putting on the glitz! Glamourous décor and feathered showgirls are just part of our popular Las Vegas themed package. Convert your venue into a glamourous attraction by giving it the Las Vegas look. It’s a sure-fire gamble that pays off, and packages can be adapted to suit a range of budgets.
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