Events

We create custom-tailored events and experiences for mission-aligned companies and organizations looking to build community, from conceiving and organizing an eccentric exhibition with the Italian architect and designer Paola Navone during Milan Design Week, to moderating a live talk on neuroaesthetics with Google’s Ivy Ross at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, to hosting an intimate dinner with Grand Seiko during Art Basel Miami Beach.

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September 27, 2025, London | Gina Anderson, director of brand and communications at The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), and our editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation during a “Stories That Stick” workshop at an LHW Summit at The Landmark London hotel.
September 27, 2025, London | Gina Anderson, director of brand and communications at The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), and our editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation during a “Stories That Stick” workshop at an LHW Summit at The Landmark London hotel.
September 25, 2025, London | At the historic Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair—in celebration of the release of "Culture: The Leading Hotels of the World" (Monacelli), the second in a five-book series with editorial direction by The Slowdown—our editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, moderated a panel with Antonio Sersale, owner of the hotel Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy, and British jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge. (Photo: Ian Macaulay/ianmacaulay.com)
September 25, 2025, London | At the historic Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair—in celebration of the release of "Culture: The Leading Hotels of the World" (Monacelli), the second in a five-book series with editorial direction by The Slowdown—our editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, moderated a panel with Antonio Sersale, owner of the hotel Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy, and British jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge. (Photo: Ian Macaulay/ianmacaulay.com)
September 24, 2025, London | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, toasts the 12th season of our Time Sensitive podcast during an intimate dinner at the restaurant Rochelle Canteen in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, with guests including architect John Pawson, interior and furniture designer Ilse Crawford, and critic Alice Rawsthorne. (Photo: Iona Wolff)
September 24, 2025, London | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, toasts the 12th season of our Time Sensitive podcast during an intimate dinner at the restaurant Rochelle Canteen in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, with guests including architect John Pawson, interior and furniture designer Ilse Crawford, and critic Alice Rawsthorne. (Photo: Iona Wolff)
June 24, 2025, Monsaraz, Portugal | Left to right: The Slowdown's editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, interviews photographer Mark Borthwick; architect, artist, and designer Joana Astolfi; and entrepreneur José António Uva, the owner of São Lourenço do Barrocal, at a Leading Hotels of the World “Luxury Summit.” (Photo: Ben Schott)
June 24, 2025, Monsaraz, Portugal | Left to right: The Slowdown's editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, interviews photographer Mark Borthwick; architect, artist, and designer Joana Astolfi; and entrepreneur José António Uva, the owner of São Lourenço do Barrocal, at a Leading Hotels of the World “Luxury Summit.” (Photo: Ben Schott)
April 22, 2025, New York City | The poet, lawyer, and Freedom Reads founder and CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reads from his book of poems “Doggerel” at a dinner party co-hosted by The Slowdown and the members’ club Moss. Several former guests from our Time Sensitive podcast, including Jelani Cobb, Roxane Gay, and Valerie Steele, were among those in attendance at the dinner, which featured seafood dishes from Cervos. (Photo: Kate Owen)
April 22, 2025, New York City | The poet, lawyer, and Freedom Reads founder and CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reads from his book of poems “Doggerel” at a dinner party co-hosted by The Slowdown and the members’ club Moss. Several former guests from our Time Sensitive podcast, including Jelani Cobb, Roxane Gay, and Valerie Steele, were among those in attendance at the dinner, which featured seafood dishes from Cervos. (Photo: Kate Owen)
November 23, 2024, Marbella, Spain | Left to right: Curator, author, and design scholar Maria Cristina Didero; architecture critic Paul Goldberger; and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in a conversation about “Design: The Leading Hotels of the World” (Monacelli) in Marbella, Spain, at The Leading Hotels of the World’s 2024 Annual Convention.
November 23, 2024, Marbella, Spain | Left to right: Curator, author, and design scholar Maria Cristina Didero; architecture critic Paul Goldberger; and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in a conversation about “Design: The Leading Hotels of the World” (Monacelli) in Marbella, Spain, at The Leading Hotels of the World’s 2024 Annual Convention.
October 10, 2024, Paimio, Finland | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presents a talk exploring memorial-making and his book “In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials” (Phaidon, 2020) at the Paimio Sanatorium’s annual Spirit of Paimio conference in Finland. (Photo: Turkka Taipale)
October 10, 2024, Paimio, Finland | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presents a talk exploring memorial-making and his book “In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials” (Phaidon, 2020) at the Paimio Sanatorium’s annual Spirit of Paimio conference in Finland. (Photo: Turkka Taipale)
October 2, 2024, New York City | The architect Billie Tsien (right) during a conversation with The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presented in partnership with the Swedish rug-maker Kasthall and hosted at their Manhattan showroom. (Photo: Chris Coe)
October 2, 2024, New York City | The architect Billie Tsien (right) during a conversation with The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presented in partnership with the Swedish rug-maker Kasthall and hosted at their Manhattan showroom. (Photo: Chris Coe)
September 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Jacqueline Terrebonne, editor-in-chief of Galerie magazine; the architecture critic Paul Goldberger; and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation during a launch event for “Design: The Leading Hotels of the World” (Monacelli) at The Greenwich Hotel. (Photo: Christos Katsiaouni)
September 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Jacqueline Terrebonne, editor-in-chief of Galerie magazine; the architecture critic Paul Goldberger; and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation during a launch event for “Design: The Leading Hotels of the World” (Monacelli) at The Greenwich Hotel. (Photo: Christos Katsiaouni)
September 4, 2024, Copenhagen | Nachson Mimran (right) and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, record Ep. 122 of the Time Sensitive podcast in front of a live audience at The Lobby “hospitality event.” (Photo: Nedergaard Film)
September 4, 2024, Copenhagen | Nachson Mimran (right) and The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, record Ep. 122 of the Time Sensitive podcast in front of a live audience at The Lobby “hospitality event.” (Photo: Nedergaard Film)
May 16, 2024, New York City | The architect Annabelle Selldorf during a conversation with The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presented in partnership with the Swedish rug-maker Kasthall and hosted at their Manhattan showroom. (Photo: Elvin Abril)
May 16, 2024, New York City | The architect Annabelle Selldorf during a conversation with The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, presented in partnership with the Swedish rug-maker Kasthall and hosted at their Manhattan showroom. (Photo: Elvin Abril)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Lise Macdonald, president of L’École, School of Jewelry Arts; The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey; and chef Daniel Humm giving a toast at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park, hosted in partnership with L’École and with champagne from Ruinart. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Lise Macdonald, president of L’École, School of Jewelry Arts; The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey; and chef Daniel Humm giving a toast at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park, hosted in partnership with L’École and with champagne from Ruinart. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Former Time Sensitive guests Elizabeth Alexander, Jessica B. Harris, Michael Murphy, and Reginald Dwayne Betts at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Left to right: Former Time Sensitive guests Elizabeth Alexander, Jessica B. Harris, Michael Murphy, and Reginald Dwayne Betts at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | The menu at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | The menu at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Chefs Daniel Boulud (left) and Daniel Humm at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
April 30, 2024, New York City | Chefs Daniel Boulud (left) and Daniel Humm at The Slowdown’s five-year anniversary dinner at Eleven Madison Park. (Photo: Angela Pham)
December 11, 2023, New York City | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation with the chef Massimo Bottura at Refettorio Harlem for a live taping of our Time Sensitive podcast hosted in partnership with Phaidon. (Photo: Ogata)
December 11, 2023, New York City | The Slowdown’s editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, in conversation with the chef Massimo Bottura at Refettorio Harlem for a live taping of our Time Sensitive podcast hosted in partnership with Phaidon. (Photo: Ogata)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | “Take It or Leave it,” an exhibition organized by The Slowdown in collaboration with the Italian architect and designer Paola Navone during Milan Design Week. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | “Take It or Leave it,” an exhibition organized by The Slowdown in collaboration with the Italian architect and designer Paola Navone during Milan Design Week. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | The lottery balls at the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition, during which hundreds of objects from the collection of the architect and designer Paola Navone were given away to participants. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | The lottery balls at the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition, during which hundreds of objects from the collection of the architect and designer Paola Navone were given away to participants. (Photo: Antonio Campanella)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | Participants in the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition-lottery with their objects. (Photo: Mattia Gargioni)
April 17–21, 2023, Milan | Participants in the “Take It or Leave It” exhibition-lottery with their objects. (Photo: Mattia Gargioni)
October 27, 2022, Milan | The Slowdown’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, speaking at the Altagamma Foundation’s Next Design Conference in Milan.
October 27, 2022, Milan | The Slowdown’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, speaking at the Altagamma Foundation’s Next Design Conference in Milan.
May 31, 2022, New York City | Left: The food artist and chef Laila Gohar prepares a private dinner, hosted by The Slowdown, as a toast to the French winery Château Troplong Mondot. Right: The tablescape.
May 31, 2022, New York City | Left: The food artist and chef Laila Gohar prepares a private dinner, hosted by The Slowdown, as a toast to the French winery Château Troplong Mondot. Right: The tablescape.
December 6, 2021, New York City | Fashion stylist and boutique owner Beverly Nguyen hosts a cocktail and dinner at Nordstrom’s Manhattan flagship, celebrating the book launch of “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic” (Apartamento). (Photo: Sean Davidson)
December 6, 2021, New York City | Fashion stylist and boutique owner Beverly Nguyen hosts a cocktail and dinner at Nordstrom’s Manhattan flagship, celebrating the book launch of “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic” (Apartamento). (Photo: Sean Davidson)
December 6, 2021, New York City | Left: Beverly Nguyen arranges the table at the Nordstrom restaurant Wolf before guests arrive to celebrate the launch of our “At a Distance book.” Right: The tablescape. (Photo: Sean Davidson)
December 6, 2021, New York City | Left: Beverly Nguyen arranges the table at the Nordstrom restaurant Wolf before guests arrive to celebrate the launch of our “At a Distance book.” Right: The tablescape. (Photo: Sean Davidson)
December 1, 2021, Miami | Left to right: Art Production Fund executive director Casey Fremont and designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia, two of the guests at a Grand Seiko dinner hosted by The Slowdown at Nobu during Art Basel Miami Beach.
December 1, 2021, Miami | Left to right: Art Production Fund executive director Casey Fremont and designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia, two of the guests at a Grand Seiko dinner hosted by The Slowdown at Nobu during Art Basel Miami Beach.
June 11, 2019, Cannes, France | The Slowdown’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, on stage with Google’s VP of hardware design, Ivy Ross, at the main stage of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
June 11, 2019, Cannes, France | The Slowdown’s co-founder and editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, on stage with Google’s VP of hardware design, Ivy Ross, at the main stage of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.