The Broken Dagger: The Speak-Easy Bar Inspired by The Gods

The Orangeblowfish, a creative agency, transformed a convenience store into The Broken Dagger: an exclusive, intimate bar, full of divine mystique, on behalf of Shanghai mixologist Geo Valdivieso in China.

Brief Introduction

When Geo Valdivieso, a prominent Shanghai mixologist, and the global brand ambassador of Camus cognac, came to us to be the creative lead in developing a bar concept that would deliver a brand experience beyond what the city of Shanghai had seen, we knew that it was our calling to fulfil this challenge. The space Geo had secured for his new concept was an old convenience store, in the French Concession of Shanghai, that was 50 square meters in total.

Geo, who previously managed the bar backstage of Unico, The Captain, M1NT and UP Shanghai; wanted to build...

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