Admit it: the experience of getting your hair cut is a strange one. You take photos of people you don’t look like to a stranger with sharp implements and ask them to do their best. Yet somehow that’s not the weirdest part. The really strange bit is having to stare close range at yourself in the mirror for over an hour. Preferably without having an existential breakdown.
If you’re someone that glances in every reflective surface there is, then it’s not going to be an issue. For the rest of us, however, looking in the mirror doesn’t come naturally. Maybe you’ll get a few quick sightings of yourself in bathrooms if you have time. Otherwise your reflection isn’t really a part of your day. There are also those that absolutely hate mirrors, and facing with one for whole haircut is a nightmare.
A Whole New Look
Lucky for us, there’s an answer. One salon owner decided enough is enough and has put a new slant on the hair salon. Daniel Kelly did away with the mirrors inside his Peckham hairdressers, putting a whole new spin on self-reflection. Artwork has replaced the usually staple mirror instead. Now clients have something timeless to look at, a new topic of conversation and a surprise once they’re done.
DKUK has always been a salon with a difference. Kelly is both stylist and artist, so it’s always been a bit of both. The balance has now been tipped a bit more, with a new revamp by Architect Sam Jacob. Depictions of windows, artistic t-shirts, landscape paintings and sculptures line the walls, while pores and flaws remain thankfully out of sight.
The owner and architect were only too aware of how different people feel about their hair once they get home. Now their home has become the main stage for their new hair. The only mirror in the place is on the far side wall, designed to reflect back the teeny space and make it look bigger.
Making Statements With Scissors
This tucked away salon has been redefining hairdressing since it began. The most revolutionary idea from DKUK isn’t using the space as a gallery, but charging for cuts based on hair length rather than gender. Females that are fed up of paying through the teeth for a pixie cut no different from a ‘male’ short back and sides can rejoice. This is the place for you. Just don’t expect to see the results until you get home.
Most importantly, DKUK does away with that awkward moment when you’re asked to give an opinion on the back of your own head. We’re really hoping the stylist simply holds up a Magritte instead, before brushing you down and bidding you and your new do adieu.
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