Cadillac Lounge
Type: Bar & restaurantStyle: 50’s Rockabilly, leopard skin accents throughout
Bar Skins Design: Taking the shape of an LP, the Bar Skin captures at its essence the 1950’s era. Leopard skin accents let the tables flow seamlessly into the surrounding décor and the image of the owner’s car rounds out the fully custom design. Upcoming events, a food & drink special and a list of what’s on tap, 20 beers strong, are a timesaver for the serving staff. In partnership with Sleeman
Wide Open
Type: BarStyle: Distinctively urban and unapologetic
Bar Skins Design: The exposed brick and graffiti sit perfectly in this alleyway turned bar and refuge for Toronto’s drinking all-stars. Duct tape holds down the list of daily drink promos and isn’t the only piece holding things together by a long shot. And how could we forget the abandoned bra… yeah, the wild girls come out at Wide Open. In partnership with Amsterdam Brewery
Novecento
Type: CafféStyle: European
Bar Skins Design: Walk into Novecento and feel as if you've just stepped off the cobblestone streets of Venice; Mike, the visionary behind this beautiful caffé has spared no expense to fashion it into the most authentic Italian experience outside of Italy. With a distinct style, this Bar Skin had to reflect the class of Novecento, and entice the customers without being overbearing on this 25 table "piazza". With clean, flowing lines and soft brown and cream tones in the Novecento style, this Bar Skin is almost as cool as a gelato on a hot summer afternoon.
MiAmi Sandwiches
Type: Caffé & sandwich shopStyle: Gorgeous authentic Italian
Bar Skins Design: Nestled just west of St. Clair and Dufferin, the dark wood European styling in MiAmi is captured in this Bar Skin. The wood combined with the frothy cappuccino creates a friendly and inviting atmosphere, just how owners Peter and Gino like it. A special for the best veal in town is written on a guest check that still fools even the locals into thinking its real. And being in the heart of Corso Italia, a corner note lets everyone know that MiAmi is Eurocup 2008 headquarters.
Boardwalk Pub
Type: Pub & beach front patioStyle: Relaxed and inviting
Bar Skins Design: Arguably, the best patio in Toronto; you sit perched on the elevated deck, enjoying a view of the lake and the hot bodies jumping and bouncing on the beach volleyball courts while basking in the sunlight streaming through the treed canopy above. If I put a drink in your hand and a plate of delicious food on your table, I challenge you find a better place to spend an afternoon? To keep with the patio feel, we used colourful images and a sun/sky palette along with transparencies to add a light airiness. And if you weren't having such a great time, you'd notice that the menus and coasters don't blow away anymore and the tables are protected from rain damage, not to mention the faster service. But nevermind that, enjoy the sun. In partnership with Mill St. Brewery, Smirnoff Ice and Barefoot Wines.
Lula Lounge
Type: Latin bar, restaurant & dance clubStyle: Traditional latin
Bar Skins Design: They're not just for tables anymore, as shown by these four Bar Skins you can find on the bar fridges of the ultra-sexy, latin Lula Lounge. Because when you're not dancing at Lula, you're waiting for a cooldown drink at the bar; at least you used to wait. With these Bar Skins in plain view, the bartenders don't have to waste precious seconds rhyming off the beer list because the customer can see what they want. Owner and artist José's art bursts out of the background, capturing the colourful Lula style and showing the customizability of Bar Skins seamlessly combined with a strong promotional impact for Dos Equis, Sleeman, Stella Artois Légere and Brahma.
MiAmi Sandwiches
Type: Caffé & sandwich shopStyle: Gorgeous authentic Italian
Bar Skins Design: For their second Bar Skin, MiAmi took advantage of the Eurocup fever that consumed Toronto's largest Italian community. We partnered with Mill St. Brewery and created a light, refreshing, soccer-themed design which included MiAmi's menu and a featured listing of Mill St's premium brews, complete with mouth watering descriptions. And the Eurocup schedule encouraged customers to plan their next visit. The outcome: a 40% increase in sales from World Cup 2006.
Cadillac Lounge
Type: Bar & restaurantStyle: 50's Rockabilly, leopard skin accents throughout.
Bar Skins Design: The second and third Bar Skins at The Cadillac Lounge arrived in concert with the opening of Queen Street's largest patio. Fully sponsored by Brahma and Amsterdam Blonde, they feature The Caddy's actual menu printing right in. This keeps them from falling between the gaps on the deck, speeds up service and pushes Brahma and Amsterdam buckets, the perfect patio party promo.
CityFlitz Launch Party
Type: Launch partyStyle: Company branded
Bar Skins Design: Bar Skins does events too. For their public launch party, CityFlitz.com (who have a really cool service renting Mini Coopers for $1/day) asked Bar Skins to create a custom branded interior at the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto. This included not only tables (one of them is pictured on the right), but the entire bar, floors, windows and walls. The result: CityFlitz was able to speak to their guests everytime they picked up a drink and convey a cohesive and powerful branding message.
Canadian Brewing Awards 2008
Type: Awards showStyle: Beer, beer, beer
Bar Skins Design: This fall, we proudly sponsored the 2008 Canadian Brewing Awards. Part of that sponsorship included custom Bar Skins, for which we designed a collage of all the great Canadian brews nominated... 130+ of them! The skins were a great conversation piece and engaged the guests they searched for their labels and found new beers to try. Congratulations to all the winners and the Canadian Brewery of the Year for 2008,
Mill Street.
Da Leonardo Bistro
Type: Caffé bistroStyle: Italian Bistro
Bar Skins Design: With autumn in the air and a harvest past, the brown and yellow tones reflect a bountiful and fresh menu created by sommelier and expert chef, Leonardo. The menu is kept general to allow him the culinary creative freedom which makes this bistro so unique and the people coming back. Sponsored by both Mill St Brewery and McWilliams Wines.
A.C. Ranch
Type: Local barStyle: Sports (soccer)
Bar Skins Design: You'd never know it from standing outside but The Ranch, as it's known by locals, is one of the top beer selling locations by volume for several brands of beer. That's just one of the reasons Krombacher and Paulaner included The Ranch in during their Toronto marketing campaign.
#hohoTO
Type: One day eventStyle: Holidays!!!
Bar Skins Design: The bristling Toronto tech community organized this holiday party at The Mod Club and raised $25,000 for The Daily Bread Food Bank in less than 2 weeks. Sponsors like Microsoft, CommandN and Canon were featured on the Bar Skins. And what tech party would be complete without live Twitter streams and DJ song requests? These were also included on the skins so while people were grabbing drinks they were still interacting... have you ever seen a disconnected geek? That's 'cause they don't exist. Bar Skins sponsored this event and provided the skins for free.
Cadillac Lounge
Type: Bar & restaurantStyle: 50’s Rockabilly, leopard skin accents throughout
Bar Skins Design: This new Cadillac Lounge skin coincides with the opening of their new expansion. Now there's even more rock & roll, leopard print and that can only lead to one thing... good times. In partnership with Creemore Springs
Elegant Corruptions + Come Up to My Room
Type: Event promotionStyle: Mixed styles
Bar Skins Design: The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, with their Come Up to My Room art show and the Elegant Corruptions furniture design show put on by Made Design came together to cross promote their events at the cafe/bar in the hotel. The skin mixes two different styles with ease and little touches like the shared map in the center tells people about a related event they otherwise would have never known was just a block away. In partnership with MADE Design & Gladstone Hotel
A.C. Ranch
Type: Local barStyle: Sports (soccer)
Bar Skins Design: You'd never know it from standing outside but The Ranch, as it's known by locals, is one of the top beer selling locations by volume for several brands of beer. That's just one of the reasons Moosehead rocks the Ranch.
Second Cup
Type: Coffee houseStyle: Relaxed
Bar Skins Design: A tasty design to launch the refreshing new selection of summer drinks. This pilot project with Second Cup was Bar Skins' first with a national chain.