Japanese studio Atelier Write has transformed a warehouse in Tokyo into a hair salon, suspending mirrors, shelves and curtains from a series of industrial rails that allow the entire space to be reconfigured. More about Atelier Write converts Tokyo warehouse into reconfigurable hair salon
For our latest lookbook, we've collected hair salons that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are functional, including a salon with a galvanised-steel sound wall and one with a "dripping shampoo" ceiling. More about Eight hair salons that are a cut above
London-based Unknown Works designed a sound wall made from repurposed galvanised steel and added sheet-metal furniture and fittings to create Salt Salon, a "bold yet refined salon" in Borough Market. More about Unknown Works transforms Borough Market storehouse into futuristic hair salon
Barcelona-based Miriam Barrio Studios has transformed the interiors of a modernist building into Curly Lab, a curly hair salon incorporating curved shapes and copper-toned surfaces. More about Miriam Barrio creates "organic and natural" interiors for Barcelona curly hair salon
An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. More about Nieuwe Instituut's New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan
East London hair salon Buller and Rice has opened a new venue with an interior design palette that includes seaweed, algae, cork and mushroom leather. More about Buller and Rice salon is a showcase of plant-based materials
Triangular slabs of terrazzo and a vintage chandelier frame Sydney's Koda hair salon, which local studio Arent & Pyke has conceived as an eclectic mishmash of old and new. More about Arent & Pyke designs Sydney hair salon to be "best appreciated from seated height"
A cave-like cork lounge is hidden at the back of this barbershop in southwest Houston, by Gin Design Group, which also offers IV drips to cure customers' hangovers. More about Gin Design Group creates radial layout for Treadwell barbershop in Houston
Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor has designed the interior for a minimalist hair salon that was informed by architect Carlo Scarpa's geometric designs and the muted colours of 1920s swimming baths. More about Pastel colours and textured concrete decorate Stockholm hair salon
Spanish studio Casa Antillón has incorporated galvanised steel elements throughout this hair salon in Madrid, which features bold mint-green ceilings sprayed with insulation foam. More about Casa Antillón pairs foam and steel in design of Madrid's Mood hair salon
Yellow-tinted glass partitions and droplet-shaped mirrors give a unique personality to Australian hair salon Mitch Studio, renovated by interior designer Danielle Brustman. More about Danielle Brustman creates yellow highlights in sunny Melbourne hair salon
Steel fixtures, clear PVC curtains and mirrors hung on pulleys give this Japanese hair salon by Schemata Architects the feel of an industrial warehouse. More about Schemata Architects designs Osaka hair salon to recall an industrial facility
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects has completed Landscape House, a stack of intersecting cuboid forms in Shiga that combines the client's home with their hair salon business. More about FORM/Kouichi Kimura creates geometric hair salon and home in Japan
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has refurbished haircare brand Maria Nila's headquarters and salon in Stockholm, creating an undulating ceiling installation that looks like dripping shampoo. More about ASKA uses organic shapes and pastel colours for Maria Nila hair salon
Canadian interiors office Studio Roslyn has created a Vancouver hair salon designed to invoke the mood of 1980s Miami, complete with candy-coloured furniture and nostalgic art deco features. More about Qali hair salon by Studio Roslyn is "the lovechild of art deco and Cyndi Lauper"
Beijing-based IS Architecture and Design has created a hair salon and cosmetic spa in Beijing with avocado-green interiors informed by space-age design. More about IS Architecture and Design creates "space age" interiors for Beijing hair salon
Curved seating, shelving and mirrors feature throughout Goodbody hair salon in Oakland, California, which design studio Homework has finished with salmon-pink accents. More about Homework creates curves inside GoodBody hair salon in Oakland
Wooden frames, moveable styling stations and plants are used to encourage social distancing in this New York hair salon, which local studio BoND designed during the coronavirus pandemic. More about New York hair salon Hawthorne Studio is designed for social distancing
People look at artworks rather than their own reflections at DKUK, a hair salon in south London designed by Sam Jacob Studio. More about Sam Jacob Studio replaces mirrors with artworks in DKUK salon in south London
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More about Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg