Spring Roll Manual

A DIY spring roll party at Mapbox

In their early SF days, Mapbox was looking for a fun and food-focused event to liven their newish SoMa office.

With my friend Alex from Mapbox and visiting artist and friend Andreas, we designed an event for the team centered around make-your-own spring rolls with a twist — we hung a table with circular cutouts from the ceiling, and filled them with bowls that held the ingredients. Andreas built and hung the table and I planned and prepped the menu, while Alex rallied the Mapbox team and provided moral support.

We wrote all the filling names right on the table, gave the team a quick tutorial, and let the spring rolls fly from there. Andreas rigged the table securely, but since it wasn’t attached to the floor it took on a nice sway and got pretty messy and people built their rolls. But it wasn’t designed to last past the evening, so we just… rolled with it.

Photos by me and Alex Barth.