Annointed “everything that was important in Miami” by Urban Daddy in 2009, B Bar is the latest creation of visionary designer Callin Fortis, the aesthetic master also behind iconic nightclubs Crobar, Cameo and Vinyl. Guests enter B Bar via a dim, hidden stairwell inside the subtly luxurious Betsy Hotel on...
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"Shades of dark red, lavender and deep purple, a reflective black vinyl ceiling, and hand-cut Parisian crystal lamps add just the right complimentary golden glow and a sense of the ethereal to B Bar, the deep underground lounge now open at The Betsy Hotel on South Beach. Evoking the classic...
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"In a town with more clubs per capita than any place else on earth, it's more and more difficult for a venue to stand out. That's what made Crobar and then Cameo so appealing. The mix of whim and wile had not been seen since the days of Lapidus, and...
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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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"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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"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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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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(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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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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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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