The brief
Meridian had grown from 200 to 700 people in two years. Leadership wanted an annual day that made a fast-growing company feel like one team again — without another long night of speeches.
The idea
We designed the evening as a single long table that ran the length of the ballroom. Awards were given at the table, not on stage, so recognition happened among peers. The stage only came alive once dinner ended.
The experience
- Guests entered through a corridor of photographs from every office, captured over the previous month.
- Awards were presented by team leads walking the table, with the moment projected live on two wide screens.
- At 10pm the table lights dimmed and a live band revealed itself behind a kinetic curtain.
