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Hair Raising Art Installation
This very unique art installation done by Judith Fegerl from Austria takes static electricity to an all new level. Made of real human hair embedded in a ball, when charged with electricity the hair raises up and appears to come alive. One part science experiment, one part creepy and just plain cool.
Posted: June 30th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Wooden Comb Bike Rack
I came across this amazing 400 pound wooden bike rack while browsing the blog at The Fox is Black. This piece was made by a co-op fabrication shop in Los Angeles called the Knowhow Shop and then shipped to its destination in Virginia. The bike rack was lovingly handcrafted out of Mangaris and the hair in the […]
Posted: June 29th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Turn up the heat
Perhaps it’s one too many cool “summer” days, but this evening we’re taking a cinematic escape to heatwave stricken 1950’s New York in Hitchcock’s Rear Window while the rain falls outside in present-day Vancouver Call Grace Kelly’s style inimitable, but set hair can be your friend if you happen to […]
Posted: June 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Glasses
These amazing glasses are made by Studio Swine which is a design studio comprised of Alexander Groves and Azusa Murakami who both met at the Royal College of Arts. This is the press release from their website: “Studio Swine presents ‘Hair Glasses’ – a collection of sustainable fashion eyewear exploring the potential of Human hair. The […]
Posted: June 27th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Julien d’Y Art Exhibition
I wish I was in Paris right now to see the opening day of hair stylist Julien d’Ys art exhibition. It will be showing at the Comme des Garcons store in Paris from June 23rd – July 13th. Julien will be showcasing his paintings as well as his other multi platform artwork including the gold […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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Amazing Abstract Tattoos
Amanda Wachob has to be one of the most talented artists I’ve come across in a long time. Her tattoo work is so impressive, it looks more like fine art. Her tattoos look so much like paintings, the brush stroke details are blowing my mind! Amanda is a trained artist who has had her work […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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Is It Organic?
Recently the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a class action lawsuit in California against 26 cosmetics companies that they say have made “dozens of products that are labeled on the front as “organic” yet contain few or, in some cases, no organic ingredients, based on the ingredient lists on the items. Items included products […]
Posted: June 22nd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Vintage inspiration at Lulu’s by Travis Parker
Lulu’s Beauty Salon is a well known nail boutique located in San Diego California and is part of Travis Parkers beauty empire. What I was really impressed with was the design aesthetic of their Website. I love their use of vintage imagery and find it’s a perfect match for the services they offer.
Posted: June 16th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Junior Boys – It’s All True
The Junior Boys are back with their awesome beats. The Canadian band’s latest album “It’s All True” is full of great tracks for your salon. Stylists will be grooving along to these great songs and clients will be leaving your salon feeling upbeat and happy. Check out their new song below: [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/junior-boys-banana-ripple”]
Posted: June 15th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Vidal Sassoon Battling Cancer
A few months back we wrote about our excitement over the soon to be released Vidal Sassoon documentary. Now we have some less exciting news about the legendary creator of the “bob”. It would seem that for the last couple of years he has been battling leukemia, a form of blood cancer. Word is that […]
Posted: June 14th, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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