Pastel colours and subtle grids break up open-plan hair salon in Osaka
Soft hues and dark framework decorate this compact hair salon in Osaka by Japanese studio Hidenori Tsuboi Architects. More
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Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Sam Jacob designs Peckham hair salon where clients look at artwork instead of themselves
Architect Sam Jacob has overhauled a hairdressers-cum-gallery in southeast London, so now customers stare at artworks rather than their reflections while they get a trim. More
Turquoise paintwork and wire-frame furniture enliven Bangkok spa by Space Popular
Sections of bright turquoise paintwork and matching furniture offset the otherwise white-washed treatment rooms of this Bangkok spa, designed by local architecture studio Space Popular. More
Aesop's Paris offices converted into temporary treatment rooms
The Rue Saint-Honoré offices of skincare brand Aesop have been transformed by Benjamin Paulin into a temporary space for facial appointments and treatments. More
Customers arranged around one communal table inside Taiwanese hair salon
Visitors to this hair salon in Taiwan all sit face-to-face around one long table, which was custom-made by local studio Soar Design. More
Adriana Hanna designs Sottsass-inspired interior for Melbourne hair salon
The bold colours and geometric shapes used throughout this hair salon in Melbourne are based on the works of postmodernist designer Ettore Sottsass. More
Sides Core redesigns minimal hair salon to include library
Japanese studio Sides Core has created a space inside a hair salon for the owner's books, art and music (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma completes Chinese spa resort with pixellated stonework
The pieces of multi-tonal stone used to construct this spa resort in southwest China by Kengo Kuma give the complex a pixelated appearance (+ slideshow). More
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Joshua Florquin adds hexagonal-patterned ceiling to Paris hair salon
Sheets of plywood were layered on top of each other to create the ceiling of this Parisian salon, which local architect Joshua Florquin designed to represent sunny forests and natural environments (+ slideshow). More
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Sculptural mirrors frame spaces in Zurich barbershop by Wülser Bechtel Architekten
Wülser Bechtel Architekten has completed a male hair groomers in Zurich featuring a pair of sculptural mirrors and a floor that reveals traces of the building's history (+ slideshow). More
Minimal hair salon by Sides Core accommodates just one customer at a time
There is room for just one customer at a time in this minimally furnished Osaka hair salon, which Japanese studio Sides Core claims was inspired by the principles of mountain climbing (+ slideshow). More
Nan Arquitectos selects pale palette to relax visitors at SanaSana physiotherapy centre
Nan Arquitectos has used a muted material and colour palette to evoke feelings of peace and calm at this combined physiotherapy and beauty centre in northwest Spain (+ slideshow). More
Students use scaffolding to build Urban Spa in a Mexican park
Students from the Institute of Architecture and Design Chihuahua have used scaffolding, wood and fabric to turn a disused park fountain into a shaded urban spa for local residents (+ slideshow). More
Takehiko Nez divides up a hair salon with mirrors, translucent screens and plants
A matrix of disorientating translucent and mirrored partitions frame the individual booths of this hairdressing salon in Japan by Takehiko Nez Architects (+ slideshow). More
Mirrors hang from cables in Japanese hair salon by Sides Core
This small hair salon in Osaka features a series of ceiling hooks that allow the owner to rearrange the mirrors and shelves that help define the space (+ slideshow). More
Concept villas for golf and spa resort, Dubrovnik, by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have designed two prototype villas for a site overlooking the historic town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. More