ABOUT

Introducing a super-fly cocktail bar called Heartbreaker. The venue is newly launched in Worthing, the pretty seaside town in West Sussex being dubbed the new Brighton and it’s the brainchild of Ben Thompson, indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club’s drummer.

We don’t know where he finds the time, but in and around his music, and travelling the world gigging live, Ben’s been busy building a hospitality empire. He has two other stylish, successful sites, Manuka Bar and Jungle, so Heartbreaker is his third and most ambitious yet. Ben had been following Run For The Hills for a while and felt this new project was perfect for us. We in turn jumped at the chance to bring Ben’s vision to life: to create a world-class hot spot in the heart of the British coastline – to rival some of the coolest venues in London, New York and LA.

The project is a true collaboration between Run For The Hills’ branding and interiors teams; designing not just the inside of the bar, all the joineries, banquette seating, decorative lighting and furnishings. But also originating the brand, the logo, signage, wayfinding and drinks menu design.

Our branding team, under Founding Creative Director Chris Trotman, started by exploring trends in the global cocktail scene, exploring styles and moods with Client Ben to hone down the aspirations for the brand.