Look at this amazing bakery café with iconic illustrations emblazoned on flame glass inserts

Cedele by The Bakery Depot is an 800 square feet café completed within three months.

Singapore Business Review interviewed Kyoob-ID, the firm responsible for the design of the space.

SBR: Who was the client? What were the needs/requests of the client for their space?

Cedele by The Bakery Depot is a home-grown bakery café committed to whipping up delicious and healthy food from its array of natural and organic recipes. Currently it has 23 outlets in Singapore. The client requested for the café outlet to be visually impactful, noticeable, and be able to accommodate as many seats as possible. The 800 square feet café was completed within three months.

SBR: What is significant/unique about this project/design?

It’s a café space without a ceiling because of its location at the main passageway of a shopping mall atrium. The spatial programme has to take into consideration the framework and operational flow of the bakery café without compromising the open layout.

SBR: Please give us a brief description of the space after the refurbishments.

Swathes of light from the building structure bathe the bakery café, lending diners warmth and relief from cooped-up air-conditioned offices. Different types of furniture pepper the space: large table slabs carved from oak timber, malt cushioned seating, and chic black chairs.

Following the design language from the Cedele café at Serangoon Gardens (also crafted by Kyoob-ID), its iconic illustrations are emblazoned on flame glass inserts on white-washed brick walls, a modern articulation of material diversity.

References to nature are drawn from an earthy colour palette and timber furniture that wraps the café throughout. The rest of the space is styled in cool white from table surfaces to counter tops, giving the café a clean and approachable impression.

SBR: Tell us about the firm or the team who worked on this project.

Charinee Srisantitham, senior designer

Charinee’s acute design sense and attunement to design trends from the world over have resulted in her creating interiors that transcend time and purpose. Charinee’s passion in design extends to the graphics discipline where she’s equally well-versed, augmenting each interior with a 360 perspective.

Maggie Yeo, design manager

Maggie has managed clients from a wide spectrum of industry sectors in her 12 years of project management experience in the commercial interior design industry. Her interpersonal skills and dedication to detail have helped to move many major projects to completion. Some of these customers include Singtel, SATS, Rolls Royce, and Deloitte & Touche.

Jeremy See, project manager

As a project manager, Jeremy ensures the smooth running of all operations involved in each interior project. His technical expertise and excellent project co-ordination abilities lend much needed support to the project team. Jeremy’s track record of close to 15 years is proven with the successful delivery of spaces for Boehringer Ingelheim, Land Transport Authority, Yahoo Asia, and Hewlett-Packard Singapore.