February 10, 2010
Miami New Times
The Callin Fortis-designed space's true wonder is the vinyl ceiling that mirrors the entire space, causing a bit of disorientation - or is that just the cocktails?"...
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Design Press
February 5, 2010
Boutique Design Online
"Echoing the privileged pomp of Prohibition days, the B Bar in the basement of The Betsy has just opened in Miami Florida, offering a sumptuous take on a speakeasy, designed by Callin Fortis of Big Time Design Studio. Guests make their way down a wood-paneled staircase into a jewel box-esque space...
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February 2, 2010
Mondo Magazine
"The Gatecrasher lion, so symbolic of the brand's glory days, may have hung up its glow sticks and laid down in the ashes of the Sheffield club, but Gatecrasher has reared its head once again - now a very different beast - and come back bigger and bolder than ever...
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February 1, 2009
Before Last Call
The Miami-based designer is responsible for envisioning some of the most famous nightclubs in the world, developing an empire based on offering people a good time. His award-winning concepts have earned him the reputation of being one of the most significant nightclub designers in history and it’s no coincidence why...
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October 15, 2008
Mondo Magazine
(Birmingham) - An interview with Callin Fortis, founder of US-based Bigtime Design, on his conceptual design for the new £5 million Gatecrasher Birmingham. Callin Fortis, founder of Bigtime Design, is an internationally acclaimed designer famed for big nightclub projects that impress even the A-list celebrities. Known for designing and branding...
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October 1, 2008
Night Magazine
The Gatecrasher lion, so symbolic of the brand’s glory days, may have hung up its glow sticks and laid clown in the ashes of the Sheffield club, but Gatecrasher has reared its head once again - now a very different beast - and come back bigger and bolder than ever...
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September 2, 2008
Metro
To this end, Gatecrasher has spent £5million and hired famed American club designer Cal Fortis, the man behind the Crobar venues in New York and Miami, to transform The Works complex on Broad Street....
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September 1, 2008
Bora Mag
Gatecrasher have enlisted the expertise of designers Big Time Design, headed up by a legendary nightclub designer Callin Fortis, to create the ultimate Miami style club experience, devised in Ibiza, designed in New York and built in Birmingham....
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August 15, 2008
944 Miami
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN NIGHTLIFE As the duo behind international clubhouse Crobar, Ken Smith and Cal Fortis are a power team. Fortis creates the ambiance and Smith keeps the customers happy. View Article: [qodef_highlight background_color="#000000" color="#ffffff"]944 Miami[/qodef_highlight]...
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April 10, 2008
Bora Mag
WORLD'S TOP NIGHTCLUB DESIGNERS: BIGTIME DESIGN Designer, nightlife impresario and Bigtime co-founder Callin Fortis primarily known for the nightclub design and branding of the international and award-winning brand of Crobar nightclubs, BTDs is combining fashion, music, branding and design consulting into one package with new company Bigtime Design. View Article: [qodef_highlight background_color="#000000"...
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