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Nightclub & Restaurant Design by Callin Fortis
Designer and nightlife impresario Callin Fortis — primarily known for designing and branding the international and award-winning Crobar nightclubs along with Orlando Lamas — presents Big Time Design: a seamless combination of fashion, music, branding and architecture. The studio's recent projects include interior architecture for Morgan's Hotel Group's Mondrian South Beach, a dirty disco re-imagining and build-out of the Cameo Theater (for which BTDs received a nightclub interior design award nomination and won the "Best Nightclub Design Renovation Award".) and a full scale re-branding of UK dance music institution Gatecrasher. Big Time has also completed numerous projects including, Ristorante Angelina, Exit, Frank's, Glow, Hi Tops, Kaboom, Neo, Oo-La-La!, Tequila Roadhouse, Vinyl, America's Backyard and Watusi. The common thread in all Big Time work is the sociology of good design. "People might ask what kind of social or political dislocations our designs represent," says Fortis. "If you look around any significant design you will find that successful space is interpreted as a socio-political monologue, where each user reacts with whatever emotions they already possess". Big Time Design is a collaborative studio — a team of creative artists, architects, designers, and nightlife marketing professionals. The studio utilizes a unique design ethos where oversized objects create the experience, while the human-size details evoke a personal connection and create a lasting memory. "We encourage design to react with you, not to you," says Fortis.  |
