Function Design

2025, pt. 2 👨🏻‍🏭💿⚠️🌆☀️🎓✏️🚁💐🎤🏡

For Cirque du Sleigh, a private holiday event, we paired the grandeur of a 70-piece orchestra with the playful irreverence of a vintage carnival. Elevated, immersive, and entirely bespoke. A private holiday world built from the ground up: 🎁 A custom concert hall wrapped in over 600 sq ft of rich red and gold draping 🪞 Bespoke mirror chandeliers designed to reflect every note and movement 🎠 A carousel photo moment and layered scenic environments throughout 🎪 Custom carnival games, from 1942 ring toss to Dunk Santa and the Naughty or Nice wheel 🎤 Surprise performances and immersive entertainment woven into the night Where classical meets whimsical. Where design does the storytelling. ✨ #Client #NVEExperienceAgency #NVE #ExperientialMarketing #BrandExperience #ExperientialDesign #HolidayParty #CirqueDuSleigh #EventMarketing #Marketing

MAISON de CARINE SUPPER CLUB Vol. 1 Our New York Maison de Carine showroom transformed into an intimate dining room as we hosted the planners and designers who turn moments into memories. Our Supper Club was created to curate a dining experience where Michelin-starred chefs bring their craft to intimate, beautifully designed gatherings. Each event blends exceptional cuisine with inspired tabletop design showing how true fine dining can flourish beyond restaurant walls. We were honored to welcome Chef Aaron Silverman, the Michelin-starred visionary whose “art of serious play” has redefined modern hospitality. As the chef behind Rose’s Luxury, Pineapple & Pearls, and Little Pearl in Washington, D.C., Aaron brought exactly the energy we hoped for with his precise cooking, generous hospitality, and an unapologetically fun spirit. We also loved introducing Extra Fancy, his catering company, infusing any venue, anywhere, with Michelin-level creativity, warmth, and pure joy. Thank you to all who shared the table with us. Here’s to more moments where the setting inspires, the flavors surprise, and the people make it unforgettable. Until our next Supper Club! Cheers ~ Carine This look includes: Terrace Charger Brushed Platinum Charger Twist Dinner Lace Dinner Soie White Dinner Ramsey Gold Bowl Jardin Celeste Salad + Dessert Peacock Auburn Salad + Dessert Peacock Gold Bread + Butter Peacock Pearl Bread + Butter Wilde Glassware Hemingway Purple Wine Kaur Cocktail + Dessert Glass Hemingway Clear + Smoke Flutes Kinsley Flatware Rose Silver Salt + Pepper Vendor Credits: Host: @maisondecarine Venue: @maisondecarine New York Showroom Chef: Aaron Silverman @pineappleandpearlsdc , @rosesluxury , @littlepearldc , @extrafancy_ Catering: @extrafancy_

Recapping our summer programs under 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 by Departamento del Distrito @deldistrito --thank you to all who gathered with us in the checkered shade, cooled by a clean energy-powered breeze 🍃 1-2: During our first program of the summer, a roundtable discussion titled Cultures of Resource Sovereignty, we basked in a mingling of resource-centered practices shared by Asuka Hisa (ICA LA) @asukahisa @theicala , Ale Lemus (Crenshaw Dairy Mart) @ale.porvida @crenshawdairymart , Debra Scacco @debrascaccostudio , Departamento del Distrito @deldistrito , and Solarpunks @solarpunks.club ⚡️ We modeled material exchanges and had our first potluck picnic of the season ⛱️ Photos by Adriana Hamui @adriana.hamui 2-3: Artist and early childhood educator Jacqueline Falcone @carb_party @bedandbreakfast_la led a kids-friendly solar oven workshop, guiding participants in producing DIY cookers that harness solar light and amplify energy. S’mores were on the menu 🌞 🍫 ! 4-5: Emily Russell of Function Design @functiondesigned and Caco Peguero of United Futures @unitedfutures provided a hands-on evening workshop of floral architectures 🌺, staged shadows, and scenic designs that transformed as the sun set. We shared hibiscus drinks and a final potluck as 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 powered a colorful evening display. If you haven't visited 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 yet, you still have time! 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 may be experienced in the M&A x Craft Contemporary Courtyard during the museum's open hours. M&A's projects are always free and open to the public, and programs in the courtyard are produced as part of a partnership with Craft Contemporary @craftcontemporary ✨

Welcome to the A-Team @functiondesigned Apostrophe is pleased to introduce the newest addition to the roster, Function Design, a creative studio dedicated to events and experiential work. This marks an exciting evolution of our creative offerings — a multidisciplinary team, founded by production designers @ericsquintana & @eerussell , focused on transforming storytelling into immersive, physical experiences. Function Design brings together expertise in events, interiors, architecture, and production, crafting thoughtful environments that resonate with audiences. With capabilities across the U.S. and internationally, this studio expands Apostrophe’s ability to deliver high-impact experiences that strengthen brand identity and foster meaningful connections.

𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮: FL•AURA 🌼 We're excited to announce an evening gathering under 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 by @deldistrito featuring a floral workshop 💐 and floral drinks 🍹 ! Guided and designed by Emily Russell of Function Design @functiondesigned and Caco Peguero of United Futures @unitedfutures , the hands-on workshop explores flower arranging, shadow casting, and scenic designs that will transform as the sun sets. Participants will produce, document, and bring home their own floral architectures. For this evening summer program under 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮, we encourage attendees to bring a snack and/or dinner and to join us for a synchronous sunset picnic during the program. Guests are welcome to make a potluck-style contribution to a shared table. Picnic blankets and festive drinks will be provided. 📆 Saturday, September 6th ⏰ 6 - 9 pm 📍 M&A x Craft Contemporary Courtyard (5814 Wilshire Blvd) ✨ Materials & Applications programs are always free and open to the public Programs at 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓖𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓮 are produced in partnership by Materials & Applications with Craft Contemporary. Please RSVP (link in bio) 🔗

Love getting the opportunity to innovative and create fun spaces for clients. #nineperfectstrangers premieres on May 21st. Special thanks to @hulu for having us and @functiondesigned for creating the dreamiest space ever 🍄‍🟫🥼