Bernstein’s Bagels, Albina

 When Bernstein’s Bagels opened a new, expanded location in late 2018, we approached the project with an elegant, playful expansion on the “everything bagel bouquet” concept from their original shotgun location in St. John’s. The new shop is housed in an historic 1894 building—one of the few surviving examples of Chicago-style commercial architecture in Portland—so we did a deep-dive into late 1800’s commercial design, ulitmately combining a hand-painted wallpaper-style pattern with a freehand frieze and large-scale mural depiction of the original everything bagel bouquet. All the elements of an everything bagel recur throughout the mural—poppy, sesame, caraway, wheat, barley, onion, garlic, and sea salt. Photos by Leah Verwey.

Bernstein’s Bagels, St. Johns

Bernstein's Bagels cares about what they do—their bagels are hand-rolled and made with care. The atmosphere is happy, bright, and fun, and we created this step and repeat pattern of beautiful bouquets to showcase all the ingredients in their signature everything bagels: wheat, barley, poppy, sesame, caraway, onion, garlic, and sea salt. The "Bagels" feature beneath the display case was drawn freehand on site.

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