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
Capturing the spirit of New York, the city that never sleeps, the concept behind Crobar was to bring an urban familiarity to the space punctuating the overall ethos
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's Callin Fortis speaks with Aspire, a business and luxury magazine exclusively published for business class and first class flights on Etihad airways. The article, Castles 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
What, exactly, is global design? Is it a perception of aesthetic, doing business in an international arena — or something else entirely? At Miami's Betsy Hotel, Hotel Design, along with
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
Located right on the beach in South Beach, The Betsy Hotel not only encloses in its walls the history of an entire era, but also the luxury and exclusivity that
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
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
"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
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?"
"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
"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
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
(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
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