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Nightclub and fitness design: CRUNCH

Preliminary Crunch South Beach PT barBigtime Design Studios has recently been chosen as the design firm to handle the complete re-branding of the national fitness brand Crunch and their new vision. Described by former brand manager of Morgans Hotel Group, Tim Miller as "the apex where nightlife and fitness combine" this...

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Nightclub Design and Where To Get It?

Perfect. You've now negotiated a great lease based on 6% of gross. You have gotten the normal and yes, I do mean NORMAL 90 day buildout from your landlord and now you are ready for the next big step. Unless you are a seasoned operator and concept...

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So, you wanna be in the nightclub business! (part 1)

So, you want to be in the nightclub business? Or rather you want to open your own restaurant. You've traveled, you've bought bottles in all the hipster clubs, you've analyzed your market and now your ready to make the plunge. Where do you start? Do i...

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International Nightclub Design: Bigtime Design

Designer, nightlife impresario and Bigtime founder Callin Fortis – primarily known for designing and branding the international and award-winning brand of Crobar nightclubs – is combining fashion, music, branding and architecture into one package with Bigtime Design. Bigtime's recent projects include working as the interior architects for Morgan’s Hotel Group’s Mondrian...

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Greatcrasher aka. Gatecrasher

Simon Raine is a genius and he knows nightclubs and nightclub design. When Simon gave me the keys to his $8 mil, and yes that is $8 mil re-branding of his design driven super club. I had no idea he was as big a visionary and had cajones the...

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Introducing Mister P

I love my buddhist dog. Have you ever noticed the faces of the people walking in the streets of New York. Generally, No one makes eye contact with you. Between iphones, ipods and iwontlookup, most everyone looks down. Except...

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