{"id":7668,"date":"2025-10-19T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/?p=7668"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:25:43","slug":"eight-hair-salons-that-are-a-cut-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/eight-hair-salons-that-are-a-cut-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight hair salons that are a cut above"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Metal-clad<\/div>\n

For our latest lookbook,<\/a> we’ve collected hair salons<\/a> that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are functional, including a salon with a galvanised-steel sound wall and one with a “dripping shampoo” ceiling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located all over the world, from Stockholm to Beijing, these salons have all been decorated in striking colours or materials.<\/p>\n

Their designs range from more industrial-style interiors, as in a Japanese salon<\/a> with exposed-concrete details, to spaces decorated with warm pastel colours and organic shapes.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors with built-in sofas<\/a>, autumnal living spaces<\/a> and interiors featuring DJ booths<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Pastel<\/a>
Photo by Mikael Lundblad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maria Nila, Sweden, by ASKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A ceiling made from form-cut plexiglass<\/a> and designed to look like dripping shampoo greets visitors at this Stockholm salon, which has a colour palette of soft pink, peach and turquoise hues.<\/p>\n

Designed by architecture studio ASKA<\/a> for the Maria Nila haircare brand, the salon also features organic shapes “inspired by elements found in nature such as the forest, ocean, coral reefs and caves”.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Maria Nila \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"LIM<\/a>
Photo by Takumi Ota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LIM, Japan, by Schemata Architects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Located in Osaka<\/a>, Japan, this salon was designed by local studio Schemata Architects<\/a> to have the feel of an industrial warehouse.<\/p>\n

The studio used steel fixtures, clear PVC curtains and mirrors hung on pulleys to create the right industrial atmosphere, and left concrete columns and beams exposed throughout the space.<\/p>\n

Find out more about LIM \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Hair<\/a>
Photo by Salva L\u00f3pez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Curly Lab, Spain, Miriam Barrio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Barcelona<\/a>‘s Eixample district is home to the Curly Lab hair salon, which specialises in curly hair cuts and treatments.<\/p>\n

The interior has a tactile design, with microcement flooring and terracotta-toned walls. Curved surfaces and gleaming copper tiles<\/a> underline the salon’s organic feel.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Curly Lab \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Ego<\/a>
Photo by Shawn Koh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ego Hair Salon, China, by IS Architecture and Design<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Space-age design informed the interior of this hair salon and cosmetic spa<\/a> in Beijing<\/a>, which has curved avocado-green walls and ceilings.<\/p>\n

“We were looking to create a space that was relaxing and cosy but at the same time vitalising and somehow surprising,” IS Architecture and Design founder Fabrizio Gurrado told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Ego Hair Salon \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Salt<\/a>
Photo by Henry Woide (also top)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salt Salon, UK, by Unknown Works<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It’s all about metal at Salt Salon in London’s Borough Market (above and top image), which also functions as an events space and features a sound wall made from repurposed galvanised steel<\/a> (pictured top).<\/p>\n

Designer Unknown Works<\/a> added sheet-metal furniture and fittings to the salon, using recycled materials wherever possible.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Salt Salon \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Hair<\/a>
Photo by Mikael Olsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Little Faktory, Sweden, by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This minimalist hair salon in Sweden has an interior that was informed by architect Carlo Scarpa<\/a>‘s geometric designs as well as the muted colours of 1920s swimming baths.<\/p>\n

The 220-square-metre basement space, which is more than a hundred years old, was renovated to reveal its original textured concrete<\/a> walls and exposed steel structure. Circular mirrors and counters in bright colours decorate the space.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Little Faktory \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Art<\/a>
Photo by Lauren Zbarsky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Qali, Canada, by Studio Roslyn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed to invoke the mood of 1980s Miami, the Qali hair salon in Vancouver<\/a>‘s Chinatown neighbourhood has candy-hued furniture and a number of art deco features.<\/p>\n

Local firm Studio Roslyn<\/a> added playful details, such as decorative fringed wall and ceiling decorations and a circular hole in the wall.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Qali \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mood<\/a>
Photo by Imagen Subliminal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mood, Spain, by Casa Antill\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bold mint-green ceilings contrast galvanised-steel details and white brick walls in this Madrid salon by Spanish studio Casa Antill\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ceiling was sprayed with insulation foam to create a bumpy finish before being coloured green<\/a>. The same colour was applied to the salon’s support columns and the thick ceiling beam to “accentuate its longitudinal axis”.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Mood \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors with built-in sofas<\/a>, autumnal living spaces<\/a> and interiors featuring DJ booths<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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