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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Now this is a house I wish I lived in! Check out these photos of the amazing classic Singleton house designed by Richard Neutra in 1959. It is now home to the ever stylish Vidal Sassoon, his wife Ronnie and their two Shih Tzus. It hasn’t been an easy road though as the house was … Read more
A few years ago a started suffering from dandruff, so I started using various chemical based dandruff control shampoos. They helped a bit, but never really completely eliminated the problem. Then my wife suggested that maybe it was all the chemicals they put in many shampoos these days that are causing my problem. I first tried a popular … Read more
In keeping with my current fascination with hair illustrations, check out Maria Gil Ulldemolins fantastic drawings. She lives in Madrid and has done some wonderful detailed illustrations of hair styles. I love the texture she’s been able to convey in these up do’s and that the drawings are done in black and white. For more … Read more