The Ace Cafe, Robert Bernardin’s first project, is a pioneering work of the late eighties industrial design and aesthetic, having been published in major architectural and design magazines worldwide. Its ideas and details are still influencing design twenty years later.
The project program was to create a bar and simple kitchen in a long narrow space that maximized the daylight along the alley wall. The interior, furniture casework and some lighting fixtures were all designed by Bernardin for a unified composition throughout