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Designing for a Brand

As an architect and interior designer I am constantly aware of my surroundings, so it wasn’t surprising after my first hair cut back in 2002 at Zona Salon in Norwell, Massachusetts, that I would give a candid reply about design on their questionnaire. I simply stated, “Your salon interior does not reflect the quality of your haircut.”

Salon Management

Designers’ Challenge

by Web Editor

Design experts from some of the industry’s top furniture and equipment companies take on SALON TODAY readers’ most pressing questions.

Salon Management

Branding Your Salon's Decor

by Web Editor

Consultation with Todd Shea, marketing director for Aware Personalized Branding

Salon Management

Good design influences psychology

by Web Editor

When it comes to influencing your salon’s sales, your environment plays second fiddle only to your service providers’ retail skills. Eurisko’s Leon Alexander, Belvedere’s Leslie McGwire and Takara Belmont’s Jason DeSantis give us their perspectives on how good design influence consumer psychology and impact retail and service sales.

Salon Management

Ups and downs of building a salon

by Megan Vickery

Five salon and spa owners share the ups and downs of their recent build-outs.

Clockwise: The Minardi mirror light, task light and ambient light.

Salon Management

The Minardi Perfect Lighting System

by Salon Today

For years, Beth and Carmine Minardi preached about the importance of the right lighting for successful hair coloring and design work.

Design

High-Gear Design

by Modern Salon

Vintage aircraft takes the design at this Maryland salon to new heights.

Design

High-Gear Design

by Modern Salon

Vintage aircraft takes the design at this Maryland salon to new heights.

Salon Management

Provincial Charm

by Salon Today Staff

Debra Kresge strived to make her day spa a total experience for clients, creating an elegant retreat that she describes as “a bed and breakfast for the mind, body and spirit.”

Salon Management

Provincial Charm

by Salon Today Staff

Debra Kresge strived to make her day spa a total experience for clients, creating an elegant retreat that she describes as “a bed and breakfast for the mind, body and spirit.”

Salon Management

Indochine Chic

by Salon Today Staff

Allen Edwards is best known for creating Farrah Fawcett’s feathered coif in the mid-’70s, but his business partner and hair stylist Claudio Lazo at Allen Edwards Salon & Serenity Spa drew inspiration from even earlier times when he designed the interior for the duo’s Brentwood-area salon.