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Discussing hair salon designs – this is Goodbody Hair Salon! We love their architecture, they really have made a beautiful space for themselves.
I’m a huge fan of classic Braun products and in particular the work of Dieter Rams who was their chief of design from 1961 to 1995. I find his “less but better” design approach very inspiring and would recommend everyone read his Ten principles of “good” design” (Vistoe has a good summary of them here). …
I stumbled across this great haircut icon and beauty salon icon the other day and thought I’d share them with you guys. I figured if they was useful for me it might be useful for others. Haircut, designed by Roger Cook and Don Shanosky in 1974. Public domain. Beauty Salon, designed by Roger Cook and …
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 …
I’m loving the beautiful black aesthetic of Gum Salon located in Milan’s stylish Ticanese area. They’ve used quite a few traditional elements but have created a really modern feel through the monochromatic colour scheme. The black tile, painted brick and Hollywood dressing room style lighting are all very simple but come together beautifully. Their logo …
I’ve come across sets of photos of this crisp winter white salon from Poland twice this year and thought it was about time I posted it to the blog. (First seen as a 3d model at Dezeen and then in real life at ArchDaily) Designed for Bartosz Janusz by moomoo architects, the space was inspired …
Chrystalline Architects have designed a lovely dark and sexy hair spa in Indonesia called Hairu. They offer massage and treatment for hair loss. I love their use of wooden slatting as a screening device. On the inside the white curtains keeps things nice, light and airy. Found via ArchDaily. I can’t find Hairu’s Website if …
The Kaze Hair Studio in the Kaze Moóca Building in Sao Paulo Brazil is pretty neat. Its facade is designed as part of a controlled ventilation and passive temperature control system. It also has a great central atrium with a beautiful wall of ceramic panels by the artist Fábio Flaks. Seen at: http://www.noticiasarquitectura.info/noticiasEn/news4967.aspx And : …
Check out this amazing ceiling at Boa hairdresser’s salon in Zurich Switzerland by Claudia Meier. It does an incredible job of evoking the feeling of hair and apparently moves with the air from the hair dryers. I love that the concept behind the renovation was to give the salon a hair cut. Check out more …