Large silver mylar balloon wall installation reading SUBLIME against a blue sky, built for Tory Burch in Mallorca

Experiential Production for Beauty & Fashion

PublicOccurrences

Events, shoot production, gifting and retail environments — built in Los Angeles, staged worldwide.

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Above — Tory Burch, “Sublime,” Mallorca

13 clients · 8 countries

Studio

We build the room the brand walks into.

Public Occurrences designs, fabricates and produces experiences for beauty and fashion — launch dinners and press events, campaign shoot production, gifting and mailer programs, and retail environments. Concept through installation, in-house.

More about the studio

Based in Los Angeles
Produced in 8+ countries
Beauty · Fashion · Lifestyle

What We Do

Four disciplines, one production team.

Dark, dramatically lit long dinner table set with crystal glassware for the François Nars birthday event — 01 Events

Launch dinners, press previews, brand anniversaries and destination activations — design, fabrication, florals and on-site production.

Model in a bodysuit posing on a custom art-car Mercedes convertible during a campaign shoot — 02 Photo & Video Shoots

Set design, prop and custom builds, and full production support for campaign and content shoots.

Frame Le Italien gifting package with acrylic box, lookbook card and folded white jeans — 03 Gifting & Mailers

Custom packaging, press kits and gifting programs designed to be photographed and posted.

KKW Beauty retail interior with large-scale iridescent crystal installations in Costa Mesa — 04 Retail Design

Pop-ups, in-store installations and residential builds — sculptural fixtures, displays and environments.

Selected Work

A partial index of recent productions.

01 / 07

Essence of Dreams

Client: Tory Burch
Location: Croatia
Discipline: Events

Logo projection over open water, sculptural fragrance pedestals and neon bottle silhouettes staged across a two-day destination launch.

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Four Tory Burch Essence of Dreams fragrance bottles on stacked sculptural pedestals beside a pool

Neon perfume-bottle outlines lit at night among olive trees

NARS-branded white circular platform floating among rocky coastal waters in Italy

02 / 07

Afterglow

Client: NARS
Location: Italy
Discipline: Events

A floating branded platform on the Ligurian rocks, a magenta “Dolce Vita” light room, and bougainvillea florals built for night.

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Silhouette against a magenta circular Dolce Vita neon light installation

White vases of dramatic red bougainvillea and pomegranate against a black backdrop

Two models in nude SKIMS shapewear standing among diverse skin-tone mannequins

03 / 07

1 Year Anniversary

Client: SKIMS
Location: Photo & Video
Discipline: Photo & Video Shoots

Full-tone mannequin set build for the anniversary campaign, plus bridal and cozy shoot production.

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Model in a white bodysuit with a billowing tulle veil in the desert for SKIMS Bridal

Woman and two children in white fluffy SKIMS robes on a white set

Illuminated corner shelving lined with rows of colorful lip sticks for The Outset Lip Oasis

04 / 07

Lip Oasis / LA Pop-Up

Client: The Outset
Location: Los Angeles
Discipline: Retail

Plaster-arch shelving walls and an illuminated product oasis, fabricated for a skincare pop-up.

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Pink plaster arched shelving wall displaying skincare in a pop-up retail setting

Infinity pool with large red JOSIE MARAN letters and beach balls overlooking the Malibu coastline

05 / 07

Malibu Relaunch

Client: Josie Maran
Location: Malibu
Discipline: Events

Oversized branded lettering in the pool, red umbrellas, and a working product dispenser wall above the Pacific.

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Red Josie Maran branded beach umbrellas over wooden loungers beside the pool

Hands using a red-and-white branded product dispenser unit at the Josie Maran activation

KKW Beauty retail counters with nude-tone products arranged in rows in Costa Mesa

06 / 07

Century City & Costa Mesa

Client: KKW Beauty
Location: California
Discipline: Retail Design

Iridescent crystal installations and sculptural product staging for two retail environments.

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KKW Beauty torso-shaped perfume bottle on a geometric sculptural stand, Century City

Frame x The Carlyle gift box open to reveal a yellow sweatshirt with a printed card

07 / 07

Le Italien & The Carlyle

Client: Frame
Location: New York
Discipline: Gifting & Mailers

Acrylic-cased gifting programs with printed lookbook inserts, built for press and VIP delivery.

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KKW x Carolina Lemke sunglasses gift set presented in a black box with a branded card

Selected Clients

NARS◆Tory Burch◆SKIMS◆Bobbi Brown◆Charlotte Tilbury◆Make Up For Ever◆Josie Maran◆The Outset◆Garnier◆KKW Beauty◆Frame◆Thom Browne◆Drunk Elephant◆

The Index

Every occurrence, in no particular order.

Mirrored chrome spheres among trees at sunset for the Tory Burch Sublime installation — Tory Burch — Sublime

Coral-red octagonal outdoor kiosk branded SUBLIME stocked with red product gift boxes — Tory Burch — Sublime Spritz Kiosk

Overhead shot of two Tory Burch Essence of Dreams place settings with wooden menus and green patterned plates — Tory Burch — Essence of Dreams Table

Ornate curved staircase filled with gold chrome balloon clusters beneath a chandelier — NARS — François Nars Birthday

NARS — 25th Anniversary

NARS Powermatte launch interior with a large LED text wall and illuminated floor panels in red light — NARS — Powermatte Launch

Roller derby performers doing acrobatic lifts under purple lights at a NARS Afterglow event — NARS — Afterglow Performance

NARS branded surfboards in the sand at Bora Bora with overwater bungalows behind — NARS — Bora Bora

Outdoor al fresco dinner table set on a red carpet in a field with wire chairs for the NARS Italy Glow Dinner — NARS — Glow Dinner, Italy

All-white outdoor dinner table with white chairs, florals and candles on a misty lawn — NARS — Soft Matte Dinner

Elegant long dining table set with white tulip florals, tapered candles and velvet chairs for a Bobbi Brown dinner — Bobbi Brown — Dinner

Bobbi Brown branded latte art dessert in a glass cup on a silver saucer — Bobbi Brown — Dinner Detail

Charlotte Tilbury branded photo backdrop with illuminated neon angel wings on a red velvet stage — Charlotte Tilbury — Angel Wings Stage

Close-up of Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Blur Concealer tubes on a gold reflective surface — Charlotte Tilbury — Airbrush Concealer

Drag performer posing among oversized Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil prop set pieces — Make Up For Ever — Artist Color Pencil

Four drag performers posing around an orange vintage car at a Make Up For Ever event — Make Up For Ever — Anniversary

Pink and red painted ladders with Make Up For Ever branded paint cans in an event space — Make Up For Ever — Artist Color Case

Garnier branded experiential activation space with colorful papel picado banners, green crates and mirrors — Garnier — Activation

Hundreds of Thom Browne teddy bears in grey suits seated in rows of chairs at a fashion show venue — Thom Browne — Show 2022

Long dinner table with acrylic ghost chairs and a neon red lips sign in an industrial loft space — Public Occurrences — Loft Dinner

Live band in white cowboy outfits performing on stage under mirror disco balls at a purple-lit event — Drunk Elephant — Live Stage

KKW Beauty retail interior with iridescent crystal installations — KKW Beauty — Costa Mesa

KKW Beauty retail display counters with nude-tone makeup products in rows — KKW Beauty — Product Display

KKW Beauty torso-shaped perfume bottle on a geometric sculptural stand — KKW Beauty — Century City

Illuminated corner display shelving lined with rows of colorful lip product sticks — The Outset — Lip Oasis

The Outset skincare products displayed on a pink arched shelving wall — The Outset — LA Pop-Up

Model in a bodysuit on a custom art-car Mercedes convertible — Precious — Art Car Shoot

SKIMS anniversary shoot with models among diverse-skin-tone mannequins — SKIMS — 1 Year Anniversary

SKIMS Bridal campaign model with a tulle veil in the desert — SKIMS — Bridal

SKIMS Cozy campaign with a woman and two children in white robes — SKIMS — Cozy

Frame Le Italien gifting package with an acrylic box and white jeans — Frame — Le Italien

Frame x The Carlyle gift box with a yellow sweatshirt — Frame — The Carlyle

KKW x Carolina Lemke sunglasses gift set in a black box — KKW Beauty — x Carolina Lemke

Silver mylar balloon SUBLIME wall installation — Tory Burch — Sublime Wall

Tory Burch Sublime mirrored spheres at sunset — Tory Burch — Sublime Spheres

Tory Burch — Logo Projection

Tory Burch Essence of Dreams fragrance bottles on sculptural pedestals by a pool — Tory Burch — Fragrance Pedestals

Neon bottle-shaped light sculptures outdoors at night — Tory Burch — Neon Bottles

Tory Burch Essence of Dreams place settings from above — Tory Burch — Place Settings

NARS circular platform on the rocky Italian coastline — NARS — Italy Platform

Silhouette against the magenta Dolce Vita neon circle — NARS — Dolce Vita

Red bougainvillea floral arrangement in white vases against a dark backdrop — NARS — Bougainvillea Florals

NARS Italy Glow Dinner table set on a red carpet in a field — NARS — Glow Dinner Table

All-white NARS Soft Matte dinner table on a lawn — NARS — Soft Matte Lawn

NARS — 25th Anniversary Hall

Roller derby acrobatic performers at the NARS Afterglow event — NARS — Afterglow Skaters

NARS branded surfboards on a Bora Bora beach — NARS — Bora Bora Beach

NARS Powermatte launch with an LED text wall and lit floor panels — NARS — Powermatte Floor

Gold chrome balloon clusters on an ornate staircase — NARS — Birthday Staircase

Dark long dinner table with crystal glasses at the François Nars birthday event — NARS — Birthday Table

Bobbi Brown dinner table with tulip florals and candles — Bobbi Brown — Tablescape

Bobbi Brown branded latte art in a glass cup — Bobbi Brown — Branded Latte

Charlotte Tilbury neon angel wings branded backdrop — Charlotte Tilbury — Backdrop

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Concealer tubes on a gold surface — Charlotte Tilbury — Concealer Detail

Drag performer with oversized Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil props — Make Up For Ever — ACP Set

Drag performers around an orange vintage car at a Make Up For Ever event — Make Up For Ever — Orange Car

Make Up For Ever pink and red ladder installation — Make Up For Ever — Ladders

Garnier activation space with papel picado, green crates and branded mirrors — Garnier — Market Set

Thom Browne teddy bears in suits seated at a fashion show — Thom Browne — Teddy Bears

Long dinner table with acrylic chairs and a neon lips sign — Public Occurrences — Neon Lips

Live band in white cowboy hats performing under disco balls — Drunk Elephant — Last Day

Coral-red Sublime kiosk outdoors — Tory Burch — Spritz Kiosk

Red Josie Maran branded beach umbrellas beside a pool — Josie Maran — Poolside Umbrellas

Josie Maran Malibu product dispenser activation close-up — Josie Maran — Dispenser Wall

Josie Maran Malibu pool with branded red letters — Josie Maran — Malibu Pool

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Contact

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