Yoko Kitahara spa blends Japanese and Arabic designs in Jaffa
An Ottoman-era home in Jaffa has been refurbished as a spa, where Japanese elements sit alongside original Arabic details like arched ceilings and stone walls. More
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Darkened wood and concrete form moody interiors of Chaps & Co barbershop in Dubai
Nicholas Szczepaniak Architects has combined smoked timber joinery, huge sheets of steel and raw concrete to create the brooding interiors of this men's spa and barbershop in Dubai. More
Visit salons and spas from around the world via our new Pinterest board
Our updated Pinterest board showcases a range of salons and spas from around the world, including a Melbourne hair salon with interiors inspired by Ettore Sottsass and a monochrome pop-up by Zaha Hadid Architects. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Ivy Studio uses simple furnishings to create a "barbershop unlike all others" in Montreal
A dark green marble counter and a grid of tiny circular shelves are among the minimal details chosen by Ivy Studio for the Crisp barbershop in Montreal. More
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Abraham Cota Paredes creates stark white interior for hair salon in Mexico
Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has given this hair salon in Guadalajara a minimal makeover, hiding beauty products and accessories in the all-white space. More
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Content Architecture furnishes Paloma nail salon in Texas with comfy blue chairs and brass details
Customers of this nail salon in Houston are pampered in large blue armchairs raised on platforms, within a bright space that also features ombre wallpaper. More
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
Soho salon by Jak Studio gathers patrons around a fire pit
Jak Studio has designed a hair salon in London's Soho, where customers get their hair cut and coloured while seated at giant jewellery boxes arranged around an open fire. More
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
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
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
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
Salons and spas
Salons and spas
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
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