Press & Accolades

Each year Hospitality Design magazine holds the prestigious HD Awards to recognize excellence in architecture and interior design. Bigtime Design Studios was chosen as a finalist for it's work on

The design story required an authentic, re-purposed and yet sophisticated finish that presented a challenge in incorporating thematic design elements while avoiding a final ‘theme venue’ feel.

When Callin Fortis took over Neo in 1982, Lincoln Park had no Gaps, no pet boutiques, and no day cares. It was a nightlife hub, with cheap rents and 4 AM bars

Over the past two decades, Callin Fortis and his firm have designed such well-known nightclubs as crobar, Gatecrasher, Cameo, Rain and Vinyl. Fortis says Big Time Design seeks to combine

  Nightclub design aside, we’re excited to announce the book release of SECRET SOCIETY featuring Callin Fortis and Big Time Design‘s award-winning speakeasy inspired project, B BAR, located in the

Big Time Design takes inspiration from nature to turn an empty getaway condo into a personalized boutique hotel. Callin Fortis of Big Time Design has transformed this bare, 2,300-square-foot, three-bedroom

Designed by international hospitality designer Callin Fortis, principal of Big Time Design, guests enter the bar via a dimly lit passage that still suggests its service past. Fortis has included

The last place anyone expects to find anything remotely hip is Ocean Drive. But the renovated Betsy Hotel has done just that with its speakeasy space, B Bar. Described as

"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