Once known for hosting dreamlike hot-air-balloonside dining in the desert, Matt Cooley and Olivia Laux’s team have blossomed into orchestrators of all manner of private, corporate, and ticketed events and retreats, maintaining a focus on the unconventional.

Cloth & Flame creates temporary venues and culinary experiences wherever they can be imagined, but their Washington St. building, located just east of downtown Phoenix, now serves as both a refined, full-service venue space and as company headquarters.