07/17/2026
Recently opened in the arcadedayton, Smales Pretzel Bakery is a fifth-generation pretzel bakery in Dayton, OH. This location is special, as it is the second time Smales’s has had a shop in the Historic Arcade in the bakery’s 120 year history.
We designed the space layering classic, traditional materials to call to the bakery’s past, in a new, contemporary twist, celebrating the future of the bakery and the newly reopened Arcade.
Working with local specialty tradespeople on custom painted gradient walls and window painting Ink & Hammer Mfg. Co., neon lighting from Neonworks, custom wallpaper designed by Val Smith and woodworking from Cincinnati Wood Collaborative, the small space is a celebration of local artistry that reflects the values of Smale’s Pretzels