“There was nothing that we didn’t gut,” Fortis notes. “We moved the bar, opened the space up, put in a lounge. It is a big, open space now, but it is designed as several smaller, more intimate zones. A big goal was to make sure regulars would come in and...
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The design of a Lower East Side-inspired restaurant in Fort Lauderdale includes a vintage color palette, custom furniture, vinyl stretch ceilings, and brass art lights designed by Bigtime Design Studios....
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High-speed passenger-rail operator Brightline last week unveiled its new station at Orlando International Airport. Miami-based architecture firm Bigtime Design Studios designed the Orlando station as well as Boca Raton and Aventura stations....
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The Italian-American restaurant and supper club, now simply dubbed Runway 84, bursts with life through a glitzy, jewel box-inspired aesthetic executed by Miami-based Bigtime Design Studios. “We boldly created a design that says old school luxury as seamlessly as Runway 84’s Italian-American roots and its 40-year multi-generational appeal,” says Callin Fortis of...
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Back when it closed during the pandemic, Anthony’s Runway 84 was old enough to be a retired postal worker. A generation that grew up in Broward went there with Nonno and Nonna to have mussels and family-sized plates of cauliflower rigatoni. They giggled at the plane fuselage in the middle...
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The iconic Italian haunt in Fort Lauderdale officially reopened this week after an eight-month renovation. Anthony’s opened 40 years ago and now ushers in a new era with a full aesthetic makeover. The redesigned $4 million interiors will transport diners to a Las Vegas Rat Pack supper club with plush...
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Through wrought iron gates marked with a gilded "R", you are greeted by Dean Martin, Sophia Loren, Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Madonna, and Jake La Motta. The walls just beyond the hostess stand are filled with pictures of celebrities who have dined at the restaurant over...
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Miami-based award-winning design firm Bigtime Design Studios redesigned the venue, which includes a live music lounge featuring a new grand piano and dramatic crystal chandelier, a new bar complete with an elevated cocktail program and a dramatic new entranceway to deliver Copacabana vibes....
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For the design, the team has tapped Miami-based award-winning design firm Bigtime Design Studios to reimagine the space and turn their vision into a reality. Among the additions, a live music lounge featuring a gorgeous new grand piano and dramatic crystal chandelier; a tony new bar complete with an elevated...
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For the design, the team has tapped Miami-based design firm Bigtime Design Studios to reimagine the space and turn their vision into a reality. Among the additions, a live music lounge featuring a new grand piano and dramatic crystal chandelier; a new bar complete with an elevated cocktail program and...
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