Dame by Bergman & Co.

◥ Bergman and Co. has designed a luxurious all-day dining space located at the atrium entrance of Collins Place, Melbourne on what is colloquially referred to as the “Paris end.” Collins Place was designed by Louvre Pyramid architect I. M. Pei in 1981, and his legacy is palpable in Bergman and Co.’s celebration of 1980s design. Glass brick embedded into the table ends even feels repetitious of the segmented glass in the Paris landmark. The conceptual framework for the design has been informed by a fictitious 1980s muse, and as such, Bergman and Co. aspired to capture the femininity, mystery and sensuousness of its namesake.

Dame is shrouded in a cloak of semitranslucent curtains, theatrically veiled from its adjoining lobby. Brass track lighting with drop pendant lights is designed to hang from the ceiling like articles of jewellery. A curvaceous, rose-coloured marble bar wraps around the restaurant.

Photography — Eve Wilson

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