Bigtime Design Studio’s own Callin Fortis, shares his experiences on experiential nightclub design. The famed architect and nightclub designer Fortis emphasizes the importance of using budgetary limitations to his advantage to produce creative solutions which he calls “analogue”.
Read the rest of the interview in Hotel Design magazine here.

This autumn Italian design firm Alessi, arguably the most recognised name in tabletop design globally, is joining forces with its equally iconic birra-brewing compatriot, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, to stage the Peroni Blue Ribbon Design Awards. The competition challenges emerging designers to create a piece that will accessorise, accompany or enhance the Italian pre-dinner eating and drinking ritual of aperitivo.

Two posters — originally worn as a sandwich board — created during a workshop with Experimental Jetset at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.

Gravity? Don’t be ridiculous. Especially if you’re the architect of Hemeroscopium House in Spain.

Diesel is coming up with one creative concept after another. Here is their edgy furniture collection. It’s just great.

This clever pen stands upright on its base. To write, simply hold the pen with its tip facing down–a pen point slides down with the force of gravity and locks in place.

Just weeks after Opium shut its South Beach doors and moved to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino complex near Hollywood, the guys behind the hugely successful megaclub crobar/Cameo are opening a joint at Fort Lauderdale beach. So, is SoBe style migrating north?

Music lovers, especially ones who have painfully long commutes, are always in a never-ending search for the ultimate headphones. Needless to say, the crappy headphones that come with the iPod doesn’t cut it for the discriminating ear.

Cloud is a sofa concept by designer D.K.wei designed for ultra comfort and relaxation. The soft floating upper part is supported by the magnetic force generated by the bottom base.

The SnowCastle of Kemi by the Gulf of Bothnia is the source of great pride as well as a true showcase of architectonic snow-work of the local constructors. Every winter the SnowCastle offers wonderful experiences for both children and adults alike.