Meet Mario Alfonso De Armas. Understated. Humble. Brilliant. I met Mario some time ago. I'm sort of surprised I had not met him before as the Crobar Experience launched a host of creative careers. Initially he came to the studio as a "photographer" to shoot a campaign for EXIT 66...
Continue ReadingI am Mister P. Some know me as the mayor of Pug Town. I am sick. I am not ready to die. I have been through two major surgeries in the past 5 days. My stomach has been cut open twice, my intestines have been...
Continue ReadingMy mom told me that it was not polite to stare. In some circles this may be true, in the design circle it could not be more false. Who couldn't stare at this stair? From director Jacques Tati the film Mon Oncle is a designers dream to...
Continue ReadingMy name is not Imago Montoya, thou if "you killed my father you should be prepared to die." The line from the film Princess Bride is one that will never ever leave pop culture and has left a lasting and quotable meaning for so many. Not unlike...
Continue ReadingDidn't we just talk about this on our good ole U.S. of A beer soaked soil? For U.S. economists this is a downturn. For the UK, they call it a tragedy. This could be the greatest tragedy of the recession for the U.K.: Humble British pubs --...
Continue ReadingAt a time when I find it so odd and indifferent that Big Brother is no longer a concept, but a harsh reality, I find irony in the news in the New York Times eerily disturbing but not surprising. This excerpt from the Times speaks for itself. "In George Orwell’s...
Continue ReadingSandra Hofmeister writes an amazing tribute to an amazing designer and humanitarian. What would the world of design be without Pierre Paulin? Many of his designs have already become timeless icons, avant-garde and classic at the same time. In spite of having every good reason to let people celebrate...
Continue ReadingExit 66 has been voted the best dance club in Broward and Palm Beach counties! Mark from New Times Broward says : “Exit 66 brings a new and improved meaning to beauty, elegance, and downright intensity. The gorgeous people from staff to clientele kept my head turning all...
Continue Reading'Crobar, The making of a mega club' follows the planning,construction and gala opening of New York's hot, new megaclub. Part 'Trading Spaces' and 'Studio 54, ' the video will feature interviews with nightclub designer Callin Fortis and Kenny Smith, co-owners of Crobar....
Continue ReadingPug Doe If you are expecting some spark or new tip on nightclub design or how the tony Mondrian Hotel was received or what is being creating for the all new and improved Betsy Hotel make over in South Beach, you are about to be sadly mistaken. Instead...
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