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MomentsThe Mark Hotel · NYC

Cartier at the Met Gala.

One hotel room at The Mark, turned into five worlds.

Leon Bridges in a white hat and blue suede, lit by a star of light in the photobooth
ClientCartier
ScaleMoments
VenueThe Mark Hotel
Year2021
01 · The moment

On the night of the 2021 Met Gala, Cartier wanted a moment for the talent at The Mark Hotel, where much of the guest list gets ready before the Met steps.

PHNTM built it inside a single furnished hotel room: a virtual production photobooth that dropped whoever stepped in into a different world.

Troye Sivan in a black tank and tennis necklace amid glittering bokeh
02 · Five worlds

Five of them, each built from Cartier's own language of diamonds, gold, and celestial shapes, blended with archival footage and run in real time so the room reacted live.

Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, and Troye Sivan stepped through them on their way to the gala. One ordinary room, five places that didn't exist.

Billie Eilish in a pale gown and diamonds, reclining in shattered light
Billie Eilish in a peach gown, arms crossed, rings and bracelets catching light
Troye Sivan in a diamond necklace, Cartier at the Met Gala
Maisie Williams in black with a diamond necklace, lit by a star of light
03 · Concept to build

PHNTM owned it from concept through build.

The experiential design, the real-time virtual production, the motion graphics, and the interactive system that made it run.

Dan Levy in a map-print look, Cartier at the Met Gala
A guest in a red beaded mask and red suit with a Cartier brooch
Behind the scenesThe set
The furnished hotel room turned into a virtual-production photobooth
A second world inside the room, walls mapped with a diamond kaleidoscope
50M+
Impressions from the content the talent shared from inside the room.
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