The community-encouraging salon floor at Ahead of Hair in Midlothian, Virginia.
The sunlit reception area at Andreas Hogue in Northbrook, Illinois.
The retail area and reception of Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute New York, in Brooklyn, New York.
The sumptuous reception area at Blake Charles Salon in San Francisco.
One of the botanically inspired styling rooms at Cypress & Myrtle Salon and Spa in Dothan, Alabama.
The eye-catching salon floor at Dominic Michael Salon in Chesterfield, Missouri.
One of the spa experience rooms at Excuria in Williamsville, New York.
The whimsically lit reception desk at The Glam Room Salon, Medical Spa and Beauty Bar in Kansas City, Missouri.
The cozy cafe and reception area at Graeber & Company in Boise, Idaho.
The cool front desk at HAUS Salon in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The contemporary styling floor at Hollywood Hair in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Parisian-chic reception area of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers in Atlanta, Georgia.
The upscale front desk at Mane 18 in August, Georgia.
The unique color area with processors at each station at Martino Cartier Salon in Sewell, New Jersey.
The expansive salon floor at Nicolas Sebastian Salon & Spa in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
The comfy grooming stations at Parlor by Thompson & Company in Coralville, Iowa.
The creatively inspired training salon in the PENZONE Salon + Spa New Artist Concept.
The beautifully illuminated retail shelves at Red Salon and Spa in Fort Meyers, Florida.
The relaxing shampoo area at Rooted Beauty in Westford, Massachusetts.
The timeless salon stations and logo at Sage Hair Company in Franklin, Tennessee.
The Three Graces-inspired mural above the shampoo stations at Salon deZEN in Alexandria, Virginia.
The luxurious salon floor at Shear Studios in Chesterfield, Missouri.
The serene retail nook at Trés Bella Salon & Spa in Boerne, Texas.
The Midcentury-Modern custom color processing table at Virtue Vegan Salon in Columbus, Ohio.
The community-encouraging salon floor at Ahead of Hair in Midlothian, Virginia.
The sunlit reception area at Andreas Hogue in Northbrook, Illinois.
The retail area and reception of Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute New York, in Brooklyn, New York.
The sumptuous reception area at Blake Charles Salon in San Francisco.
One of the botanically inspired styling rooms at Cypress & Myrtle Salon and Spa in Dothan, Alabama.
The eye-catching salon floor at Dominic Michael Salon in Chesterfield, Missouri.
One of the spa experience rooms at Excuria in Williamsville, New York.
The whimsically lit reception desk at The Glam Room Salon, Medical Spa and Beauty Bar in Kansas City, Missouri.
The cozy cafe and reception area at Graeber & Company in Boise, Idaho.
The cool front desk at HAUS Salon in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The contemporary styling floor at Hollywood Hair in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Parisian-chic reception area of Jamison Shaw Hairdressers in Atlanta, Georgia.
The upscale front desk at Mane 18 in August, Georgia.
The unique color area with processors at each station at Martino Cartier Salon in Sewell, New Jersey.
The expansive salon floor at Nicolas Sebastian Salon & Spa in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
The comfy grooming stations at Parlor by Thompson & Company in Coralville, Iowa.
The creatively inspired training salon in the PENZONE Salon + Spa New Artist Concept.
The beautifully illuminated retail shelves at Red Salon and Spa in Fort Meyers, Florida.
The relaxing shampoo area at Rooted Beauty in Westford, Massachusetts.
The timeless salon stations and logo at Sage Hair Company in Franklin, Tennessee.
The Three Graces-inspired mural above the shampoo stations at Salon deZEN in Alexandria, Virginia.
The luxurious salon floor at Shear Studios in Chesterfield, Missouri.
The serene retail nook at Trés Bella Salon & Spa in Boerne, Texas.
The Midcentury-Modern custom color processing table at Virtue Vegan Salon in Columbus, Ohio.
Graeber & Company, owned by Shelby Bills in Boise, Idaho, has been crowned the Grand-Prize Winner in SALON TODAY's SALONS OF THE YEAR, a design competition that open to salons, spas and barbershops that were newly built or renovated in the past two years.
The competition also named Parlor by Thompson & Company as the Barbershop of the Year, The Glam Room Salon, Medical Spa and Beauty Bar as the Spa/Medspa of the Year; Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute New York as the School of the Year, and PENZONE Salon + Spa New Artist Concept as the New Artist Salon of the Year. Andreas Hogue was named First Runner-Up, Mane 18 is Second Runner-Up, and Dominic Michael Salon was named Third Runner-Up. In addition, 16 salons were named Salons of Distinction. (See the full list below.)
All of the winners will be honored at Data-Driven Salon Tour, in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 2. Readers will be able to dig into the details of each salon design and enjoy video tours in an experiential microsite released later this year.
GRAND-PRIZE WINNER
Graeber & Company
Boise, Idaho
Shelby Bills
CATEGORY WINNERS
BARBERSHOP OF THE YEAR
Parlor by Thompson & Company
Bobby & Kayla Thompson
Coralville, IA
SPA/MEDSPA OF THE YEAR
The Glam Room Salon, Medical Spa and Beauty Bar
Carl Glorioso
Kansas City, MO
NEW ARTIST SALON OF THE YEAR
PENZONE Salon + Spa New Artist Concept
Dublin, OH
Charles + Debbie Penzone
SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
Aveda Arts and Sciences Institute New York
Brooklyn, NY
Beauty Basic Inc., Edwin H. Neill, III, President
FIRST RUNNER-UP
Andreas Hogue
Northbrook, IL
Ashley and Andreas Hogue
SECOND RUNNER-UP
Mane 18
Augusta, GA
Kessler Davis
THIRD RUNNER-UP
Dominic Michael Salon
Chesterfield, MO
Dominic Bertani
SALONS OF DISTICTION
Ahead of Hair
Midlothian, VA
Heather Meredith
Blake Charles Salon
San Francisco, CA
Blake C. McCall
Cypress & Myrtle Salon and Spa
Dothan, AL
April Payne
Excuria
Williamsville, NY
Peggy and Paul Grenauer
HAUS Salon
Minneapolis, MN
Jessica Riepke
Hollywood Hair
Edwardsville, IL
Sonya Gettinger, Jessica Freels, Abbey Jones, Ally Deerling
Jamison Shaw Hairdressers
Atlanta, GA
Candy Shaw & Fred Codner
Martino Cartier Salon
Sewell, NJ
Martino Cartier
Nicholas Sebastian Salon & Spa
Newtown Square, PA
Nick & Helene Scamuffa
Red Salon and Spa
Fort Meyers, FL
Kathleen Cantu, Ernest Cantu
Rooted Beauty
Westford, MA
Amy Bernardo and Kourtney Brown
Sage Hair Company
Franklin, TN
Michelle Oliver, Elizabeth Littell, Avery Burch
Salon deZEN
Alexandria, VA
Maria Elizabeth
Shear Studios
Chesterfield, MO
Sherrie Anderson
Trés Bella Salon & Spa
Boerne, TX
Pam Wiese
Virtue Vegan Salon
Columbus, OH
Melanie Guzzo
