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Mister Bianco
Smith St Bistrot
Numero Undici
6. Mister Bianco
EXHIBITION DESIGN, 2023
SENIOR DESIGNER, EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR
EXHIBITION DESIGN, 2023
SENIOR DESIGNER, EXHIBITION CO-CURATOR
After 13 years of trade, Sicilian restaurant Mister Bianco moved to an expansive two-storey space in Kew, Melbourne. A complete overhaul of the restaurants identity signaled this new era, using the geographic and architectural context of the new site as a starting point. The direction given to Mills Gorman Architects was to take inspiration from railway stations built during the Italian rationalist movement, bringing to life three distinct spaces within the precinct – the restaurant Mister Bianco, cocktail bar Bianchetto, and dedicated events space named Sala.
Complementing the interiors is a brand identity drawing from Italian municipal signage, and carrying Dante’s Divine Comedy through colour and symbolism as a way to add embellishment and personality to each of the three spaces within the building. Continuing this approach, menus are presented as literary objects, billcards embrace and celebrate Italian culture by referncing vintage travel wallets, and illustrative campaign artwork draws from Italian futurist posters and advertising posters of the mid-twentieth century.