Portfolio
AOO Events is an experiential event design and production company with strategic partnerships around the globe. We develop dramatic, award-winning and immersive experiences for our social, corporate and non-profit clients. Our brand strategy integration, along with unparalleled logistics engages even the most discerning audiences and creates lasting impressions for years to come.
-
A Five-Star Grand Opening
The grand opening of the luxury, five-star Intercontinental Hotel featured four different experiences across 73 hotel floors for a distinctly Los Angeles event. LED wristbands were used to signal guests to move through experiences designed to envelope guests in the luxury lifestyle. Entertainment was designed to enthrall. -
A Corporate Brand Experience
When a network strategy and technology company repositioned its brand before a sales event for 900 attendees, we were tasked with conveying the message and motivating the sales force. Immersing everyone in the brand experience and the new tagline “Experience. Outcomes.” meant ensuring that the message was not only seen but felt through heightened elements of design from start to finish. -
Unexpected Delights
What is an event but a series of unexpected delights? The experience weaves them through expertly from beginning to end. Or in the case of this black tie, corporate event we produced in Las Vegas, from the donut wall – always an unexpected delight— to a high-design vending machine filled with tiny bottles of Moet & Chandon! Other delights included a vee setting for the dining tables that made the white grand piano and performer the center of attention, a beautiful ribbon chandelier and splashes of lighting texture on the walls. -
Paramount Studios Backlot Event
Delta Airlines’ top marketing executives experienced slices of Los Angeles’ “Lights, Camera, Action” in three nights. From the fine food of Wolfgang Puck, the championship sports teams of LA and an American Idol finale, guests enjoyed the best of Hollywood. Starting with an elegant evening under the lights at Nokia Plaza; next, Paramount Studios’ back lot brought them in front of the camera as part of movie-making magic. Finally, they spun into action and cut loose with the World Class Rockers at Club Nokia. It was a whirlwind tour of LA’s essence and all it has to offer. -
Heart Foundation – Palladium
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but the lights were shining brighter at the Palladium in Hollywood, California for the Heart Foundation Gala. The evening featured an all star lineup, with Ryan Seacrest as MC, funny man Dana Carvey, music icon David Foster, a surprise performance with Paul Anka, and a 60-minute finale performance featuring Michael Buble and his 12-piece orchestra. It was an evening filled with honor and celebration while raising money for a worthy cause – the fight against heart disease. -
Superbowl 50 – San Francisco
PepsiCo hosts a hospitality suite every year to celebrate the Super Bowl in the city where the game is played. In 2016, the backdrop was the 36th floor of the Grand Hyatt in downtown San Francisco. The event space occupied the entire floor and every room had a breathtaking view of San Francisco. -
UPMC – Seasons of Hope
To take the World Champion Pittsburgh Steeler’s 88,000 square foot indoor training field, and turn it into an elaborate gala, themed after Frank Lloyd Wright’s, “Falling Water” house was an awesome undertaking, to say the least. “Seasons of Hope” was the theme for the evening. With more than 18 semi-trucks from over 5 states, a virtual forest was created including a virtual waterfall with a natural pond, an oversize virtual fireplace and even a “frozen” stage for a live ice skating performance! And let’s not forget LIZA! -
Vintage Carnival
We were tasked with designing an event that would lift guests out of a traditionally business focused weekend and let them have some playtime. Using a blend of décor and entertainment, we created an evening that was whimsical yet stylishly sophisticated. Laaaaa-d-d-dies and gentlemen-n-n, step right up and enjoy the quirky circus! -
Cran-Tango Holiday
This holiday celebration was gift-wrapped with a colorful twist. Our client wanted a holiday event, but didn’t want a traditional, expected look. The solution? CranTango! A celebration of a different color. Dramatic lighting in cranberry and tangerine combined to create an event with a warm welcoming atmosphere as the ballroom appeared to be gift-wrapped from the inside out. -
Dream Foundation – Ferragamo
The Dream Foundation’s annual event is a star-studded affair at the Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara, California. Unique performances were carried through the Cirque du Soleil silent auction and into the ballroom where we featured a couture fashion show by Salvatore Ferragamo. The breathtaking décor was inspired by mid-century retro design on the stage with large red chandeliers overhead. It truly was the “Night of 10,000 Dreams!” -
Dream Foundation – Valentino
The pressure was on to create a luxurious fashion show setting for a charity event held at the Bacara Resort. Valentino was showcasing his new collection at the event and it was imperative the evening carry the brand and style for which the designer is known. Our creative team transformed the room and created a stage branded with Valentino’s logo, a raised custom figure-8 runway that ran throughout the room and clever use of 12’ antique mirrors placed around the room so guests could see from any seat in the house. -
Corporate Retreat
In order to create a seamless event at a world-class site, we custom designed a look that easily could have been an existing venue. Through the use of lighting, custom made furniture, floral and architectural elements we created the ambience of a first class restaurant and achieved our goal. Part interior design, part event design created this wonderful environment. -
UPMC Celebrate A Future w/o Cancer
This event truly was a labor of love! They do so much for cancer research. This high profile event was about to announce it had reached its fundraising goal and tonight was the celebration. Featuring Gladys Knight, hometown actor David Conrad, the “So You Think You Can Dance” troupe and special guest Senator Arlen Specter, this was a big night in Pittsburgh.