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Case study 05 — Communication & Events

Institutional receptions and galas

Design and production of corporate receptions: room scenography, lighting design, catering and welcome protocol.

Year
2022 — 2025
Location
Abidjan
Division
Communication & Events
Reception room laid out, tall floral arrangements and warm lighting design
A

The context

A corporate reception is judged on two moments: the first ten minutes, when guests arrive and look for where to go, and the service, when two hundred covers have to leave the kitchen without the room noticing.

Between the two, what can be seen — the scenography, the light, the tables — is only the visible part of a floor plan and a schedule held to the minute.

The brief Produce receptions of an institutional standard, with a welcome protocol and a service calibrated on confirmed covers.

B

What was delivered

  • 01 Site survey, floor plan and scenography: dressing, arrangements, lighting design and stage set.
  • 02 Technical management: sound, lighting, screens and projection, standby generator.
  • 03 Welcome and protocol: briefed hosts and hostesses, uniforms, seating of officials.
  • 04 Catering: cocktails, buffets and seated dinners, table service and pastry.
  • 05 Photographic coverage of the event, delivered retouched.
C

The outcome

Receptions produced from design through to the strike, with a single point of contact and a single invoice. What was delivered for a given client is discussed only in a meeting, with that client’s written agreement.

D

In pictures

  • Round table laid, dark linen, gold table runners and charger plates
    Dressing a round table: linen, runner and charger plates.
  • Gala table laid along its length, glassware and low floral arrangements
    Long gala table, low arrangements to keep sight lines clear.
  • Reception buffet laid out, canapés in rows, service staff in uniform
    Cocktail buffet laid out and service staff in uniform.
  • Hot dishes in service trays on a heated counter
    Hot service held at temperature until it goes through to the room.
  • Fashion show: models on a lit runway, outfits from our own workshop
    Fashion show produced in the room, outfits from our own tailoring workshop.
E

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