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Announcing the Salons of the Year 2016
In years past, salon and spa design tended to take its cues from the owners’ individual interests and personalities. The focus has shifted, and today’s winning designs put the spotlight on the client.Owners are creating clean, ...
June 6, 2016
Grand-Prize Winner, 8 in Willemstad, Curacao
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In years past, salon and spa design tended to take its cues from the owners’ individual interests and personalities. The focus has shifted, and today’s winning designs put the spotlight on the client.
Owners are creating clean, sophisticated and timeless spaces that attract the salon’s target market. Now, the designs find their personalities in the architectural details of a historic building, in comfortable and enduring furnishings and in the simplicity of a gorgeous view.
At first look, the designs might seem clean and simple, but there’s actually quite a bit of science behind them. Today’s designers create spaces that encourage specific client behaviors—luxurious retail spaces tempt clients to open their wallets, cutting and coloring areas have clean canvases where clients see themselves in a beautiful new way, and spa rooms immediately begin the de-stressing process.
Grand-Prize Winner
8
Willemstad, Curacao
Owner: Kimberly de Freitas
1st Runner-Up
Michael & Michael
Chicago, Illinois
Owner: Michael Crowley & Michael Jacobson
2nd Runner-Up
NAAVA Salon & Spa
Austin, Texas
Owner: Steven Chodniewicz & Joshua Chodniewicz
3rd Runner Up
Don Angelos Aveda Lifestyle Salon
Bay City, Michigan
Owners: Angelo Ortega & Donovan Ortega
Salons of Distinction:
Adam Broderick Salon & Spa
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Owner: Adam Broderick
Appt Only
Chicago, Illinois
Owner: Andrew Tartara
Aveda Institute Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Owner: Patrick Thompson
AYA Salon & Spa
Petaluma, California
Owners: Charlene & Christian Stratton
David Ezra Salon & Spa
Wayne, New Jersey
Owners: David & Julie Ezra
Ecco Salon
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Owners: Sarah and Trent Lange
Jose Luis Salon—Lamar Union
Austin, Texas
Owner: Jose Buitron & Bill Pitts
Lalo Salon
Chesterfield, Missouri
Owners: Angie & Jerid Lorenz
Martino Cartier
Sewell, New Jersey
Owner: Martino Cartier
Metro Barber
Tallahassee, Florida
Owner: Jenny Dease & Kevin Hamilton
Namaste Salon & Spa
Wheaton, Illinois
Owner: Karen Millonzi
Niki Moon Salon
Naperville, Illinois
Owners: Niki Moon Bonnet
Noggins Organic Salon
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Owner: Kez & Gareth Broad
Tangerine Salon
Dallas, Texas
Owner: Brandon Hensley & Janet Hensley
Zandi K
Lakewood, Colorado
Owners: Faye Zandi and Nicki Wenz
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Scottsdale, Arizona
Owners: Robert & Margaret Quinn
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