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Innovative Free Standing Hair Stations
Located in Japan, Luce Hair is a bright inviting salon with great free standing wooden hair stations. These wooden structures divide the salon into smaller spaces for each stylist. Some are inset with mirrors and some remain empty, framing the entire space. Designed by Three.Ball.Cascade, they’ve transformed a rather large floor plan into smaller intimate […]
Posted: April 20th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Be Something New – Bridal Hair Accessories
If you have any bridal clients looking for something unique for their wedding hair, look no further. Be Something New, designed by Jill Prettyman, creates beautiful handmade headbands, veils and combs for all special occasions. Themes run from classic and vintage to unique modern creations. She uses a variety of fabrics, lace, and ribbon and […]
Posted: April 14th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Bringing The Outside In
Garden by Be Area in Saitama Japan has brought a breath of fresh air into their unique salon. Designed by Kazutoyo Yamamoto of Dessence architects, this refreshing space has installed real suspended vines to act as dividers between stylists work stations. Who wouldn’t enjoy a shampoo looking up at this gorgeous growing vine ceiling. It’s […]
Posted: April 13th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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New Room Salon in Braga Portugal
Fresh, sleek, contemporary – this Portuguese salon makes quite the statement. Pedro Remy’s New Room salon is a stunning example of minimalist design. Nuno Capa architects have created a modern space for Pedro with their use of exposed concrete features, corrugated metal, and a lot of crisp white details . Double height translucent curtains run […]
Posted: April 7th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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The Architecture of Beauty
Salons and Spas: The Architecture of Beauty by Julie Sinclair Eakin is a great hardcover book bursting with ideas and inspiration for your space. It showcases innovative salons and spas from around the world (London, Tokyo, New York etc.) created by some of the worlds hottest designers and architects complete with floor plans, blueprints, interviews […]
Posted: April 6th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Spring has sprung a new Cut Copy album
Just in time to chase away the rain of spring is the latest Cut Copy album from the boys down in Melbourne Australia. Their new album Zonoscope is great to play in the salon. It’s danceable, refreshing, and puts a smile on your face. Wonderful music to have on while you’re working and to inspire you. […]
Posted: March 29th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Evo Hair Products Keeping It Real
Evo, from Australia, has a refreshing approach to their hair products. Their marketing campaign, created by Mash, plays up the unrealistic claims some hair companies make about their products. Mash also created amazing product packaging for Evo’s sales reps. They used vintage cases and screenprinted on the Evo design and pimped out the inside of […]
Posted: March 21st, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Robert Jaso Knows Hair
If these photos don’t inspire you, I’m not sure what could! Robert Jaso is a model turned photographer who knows how to capture avant garde hair styles in his highly sought after fashion photos. Robert has worked with clients such as Wella, Schwarzkopf, and L’oreal just to name a few. He’s able to capture the […]
Posted: March 17th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Esra Roise Illustrations- Great Hair
Once again I’ve stumbled across an artist that manages to capture the beauty and texture of hair in pencil illustrations. Esra Roise resides in Oslo Norway and draws these fantastic fashion/hair pictures that would look AMAZING in any salon. Her work expresses the movement of hair and how it appears as we participate in real […]
Posted: March 16th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Eco friendly stylist station in Kansas
What a great idea. These stylist stations at Skyline Salon in Kansas City are made from reclaimed wood and look fantastic. The fact that some of the stations are on wheels is super convenient too, you’re not stuck with a specific floorplan if you ever want to change things up. Hopefully we’ll be seeing an […]
Posted: March 14th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Design, Salon Design, Uncategorized