THE VILLA – A bizarre dinner gathering with Robert & Mikael
Lifestyle
The Story.
We have all heard about several ‘Facebook parties‘ that spiralled out of control or posh clubs with too much hustle and bustle. Those generic parties are history! If you want to escape the mainstream and lose your mind in an isolated place then the Villa is your ticket to bliss. Robert and Mikael have created a revolutionary new privé dinner party concept, behind closed doors. The guests enter a world of the outrageous, prohibited, and mysterious. To prevent any secrets leaking outside of the place every guest must hand in their mobile phone upon arrival. The rule is what happens inside, stays inside. The whole venue is used as a stage, the guests never know what to expect and are constantly surprised by impromptu performances. From dancers and entertainers to musicians and acrobatic artists, all with a little touch of fetish, sensuality, and raw physicality.
As the evening unfolds you will get an underlying feeling of being at an exclusive vip party blended with the freak show The Box. The concept-driven aesthetics and secret house party theme lend a unique ambiance to the entire event. The Villa is an unforgettable experience, a scavenger hunt of the bizarre, accompanied with amazing style, atmospheric music, delicious food and delectable drinks. But it would not be completed without its tireless hosts Robert and Mikael, their dinner party concept is all about delivering a real emotional experience for their guests, to create many stories that the guests will carry with them long after the actual event.
Warning: this is not another generic event. The VILLA is an edgy experience for corporates, small groups and friends looking for the ultimate privé dinner party that is totally out of the box.
The Profile.
With the slogan ”Louder music, Less conversations” Robert Pihl and Mikael Wennerros conquered Stockholm´s nightlife scene in 2013 with a new after work party called Out of Office After work (OOOW). What once started as a small after work gathering for friends ended with 11.000 party people lining up for a massive outdoor event at Kungsträdgården in 2014. The rest is history! Today both are established entrepreneurs in the event industry and attract young professionals from the media, finance, IT and marketing industry to their monthly 5-9pm after work club. Robert Pihl and Mikael Wennerros first met at the advertising school Berghs in Stockholm in 2004 and became friends quickly. Robert graduated as an art director, he spent 10 years working as a media consultant solving communication problems for some of the biggest brands in the world before he started his entrepreneurial event career.
During the same period Mikael collected experiences as a project leader at a global food chain before he signed in to Out of Office. Meanwhile Robert is a true master in creative thinking and sometimes comes up with very bizarre ideas, Mikael is a master of managing and coordinating projects. Few entrepreneurs complete each other so well to create the most energetic, fun and bizarre happenings in Sweden. They love to entertain the crowd themselves too. Mikael will spin the turntable decks whilst Robert performs an impromtu rap. When they are off work the business partners love to eat great food, taste fine wines, travel, and set up scary pranks.
Which prank is Robert´s favorite one? What did Mikael do in the deep Amazon? Would you like to listen to Robert´s own electronic music? Why does Mikael serve Finnish bear steak at his private dinners? What is the craziest thing that has happened at OOOW?
Story includes:
- Welcome drink, meet & greet with hosts
- Flying food or set menu
- Show acts, performances & bizzare surprises
- Service staff & kitchen chef
- Set-up / dismantling, coordination and project management
- Use of private top secret villa
- Personal stories to bring home from Robert & Mikael
When?
All the year around
Additional Activities:
private dinner, invitation & guest list management, PR activities, campaign collaboration, networking events, concept and campaign workshops.
Price Range:
from €€€
A Stockholm design tour with Trend Stefan
Lifestyle
The Story.
Sign up for the ultimate design tour with Sweden’s most famous style expert – Trend Stefan –experience the best Swedish fashion, interiors, industrial and graphic designs, including local artisan crafts. On this tour he will point out the most interesting highlights of design and lifestyle in the two contrasting neighbourhoods of Östermalm and Södermalm. The day will begin at the internationally revered traditional design store Svensk Tenn where you will experience unique design classics, explore Swedish aesthetics and learn about design heritage. From here you will explore a variety of shops featuring 1950´s style, famous Swedish rugs, vintage inspired designs, contemporary style interior, and original antiques. While you meander around Trend Stefan will enlighten you with stories about Stockholm and its trends. Including the history of Folkhemmet and IKEA, and why in 2000 Wallpaper magazine named Stockholm the “world’s coolest city”.
You will be shown some of Östermalm’s more up-scaled eateries and the coolest hang-outs including a visit to the legendary food court Saluhallen. You will get the opportunity to discover the newest emerging fashion designers around Biblioteksgatan too. Then we go to Södermalm where Trend Stefan will take you on a “behind-the-scenes” experience along Götgatan and SoFo. You will have the opportunity to dive into Stockholm’s hipster scene, to get inspiration from the diverse boho-chic people and to discover some cool boutiques, cafes and bars. We will end the tour with your choice of an Italian coffee, a freshly pressed juice or a yummy cocktail with an opportunity to sum up your insider design experiences – amazing inspirational design stories to bring home!
The Profile.
Trend Stefan is recognized as one of the foremost trend scouts of Sweden, listed by Swedish magazine Rum, as one of the most influential people in the design industry. He regularly lends his expertise to TV, radio and magazines where he uncovers the latest trends for interior design and shopping. Trend Stefan is constantly seeking out new phenomena in interior, design, lifestyle, fashion, food and living. He also travels the world to keep up with international trends in retail and shopping habits too.
Trend Stefan has solid foundations in the trend and design industry. Before he founded the Trendgruppen PR agency, Trend Stefan ran his own design store on Sveavägen, worked with computer games during the IT boom and spent time at Svensk Form as marketing manager. His media career began as a trend scout on Radio Stockholm and later as one of the guys of Swedish version of Fab 5 (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy).
Trend Stefan is also the initiator behind the the gallery “Designgalleriet”. Today, Stefan has reoccurring assignments as a trend analyst on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon and writes for magazines such as QX, DN Bostad and Hus & Hem. In his spare time, Trend Stefan enjoys playing computer games and walking his beagle dog.
How do you become a trendguru anyway? What did Trend Stefan do with the Lemurs at Skansen? Who did Trend Stefan train to give better media interviews? How did he end up in Japan with “America’s Best Housewife” Martha Stewart? Where in Stockholm do you find the real design coops? What’s hot and will be in fashion for next year?
Story includes:
- Private walking tour in central stockholm
- In-depth knowledge about Swedish design heritage
- “behind the scene” visits to selected design shops
- Subway ticket
- Coffee break
- Wrap up drink
- Personal stories to bring home from Trend Stefan
When?
All the year around
Additional Activities:
Design & craft workshop, home styling workshop, flower and plant workshop
Price Range:
from €
Cold bath & painting workshop with Linda Vagnelind
Lifestyle
The Story.
Linda is a master at motivating and inspiring people through creative workshops combined with challenging activities such as taking ice baths, climbing and performing hand stands. With this story we fling the doors wide open to experience the best of the best of Linda´s world: take a cold bath, paint and socialise over a sumptious dinner. The day starts with a welcome and introduction about the cold bath workshop by the sea. Linda explains about the health effects and benefits including how they can aid better sleep, reduce stress, increase body control, improve focus and provide a huge energy kick. Linda will coach you in how to control your body and your mind in ice cold water. You will do some breathing exercises before you enter the water. Science says that cold baths increase creativity so before the adrenaline has worn off you will find yourself in front of a canvas channelling your inner Picasso.
The activity that follows is an indoor workshop. Linda will teach you how to release performance anxiety and show you how to build your creative confidence. Before you begin to paint, Vagnelind goes through helpful theories and enables you to practice with two quick exercises, a sketch exercise and one in painting. Then you will paint with a theme that “symbolizes” values and the group’s common visions that bind the team together.The painting workshop will be the proof of your personal creativity after the cold bath, but don’t worry too much about it as we all have hidden talents and Linda is there to help you discover them. Linda will wrap up the day with a private dinner surrounded by your own private view of your works of art. And the piece of art you painted? Well that is your story to bring home with you.
The Profile.
Linda Vagnelind is a multi-talented artist who has a huge passion for all kinds of creativity. All her artistic work is represented under her brand VAGNELIND and is displayed around the world. Linda works mainly as an artist with various exhibition and gallery activities. Her signature is large paintings where she interprets people and their stories sculpturally with wide brushes and thick colour, somewhere in the borderland between 2D and 3D. One of her most famous art projects was made at the world famous ICEHOTEL, where she built a suite of ice and snow. Another of her talents is showed in her book “KALLA BAD”, where she is the author, photographer, and art director. The book was published by Bonnier Fakta and caused a huge trend to do cold baths all year around, no matter of the water temperature. She is also the only artist to be booked for a single exhibition with 15 large singer portraits at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 in Malmö.
If she is not painting in her studio at 2am or participating in a charity gala with her art work then she loves to spend her summers at her beach house south of Gothenburg. Here she does lots of water sports like paddling, snorkelling and surfing. In the winter season she does indoor climbing, biking and ice bathing. She believes the adrenaline kick of swimming in cold water is her best tool to perform more efficiently as an artist. Linda is an energetic person constantly looking for new adventures and inspires people with her personal stories.
How was it to run a fashion brand and a boutique with your husband? Why did she climb up Sweden´s highest mountain Kebnekaise dressed in just underwear? And what did she do in Los Angeles together with Viktoria Silverstedt? What was her artwork at the Icehotel in 2020?
Story includes:
- Welcome healthy drink and introduction of the day
- Workshop cold bath: health effects, strategies on breathing and relaxing and to gain control over the body’s reactions in the cold water (1 hour)
- Workshop painting: waking up the body with simple balance movements and breathing exercise to overcome challenges (2 hours),
- Beverage and snacks during the workshops
- Location for painting workshop
- Equipment: easels, canvas, paint brushes and paint coats
- Private dinner with selected beverages
- Personal life stories to bring home from Linda Vagnelind
When?
All the year around
Additional Activities:
interior design workshop, sculpture workshop, running guide, Gothenburg Design Tour,
Price Range:
from €€