Best Salon 2016: tribute to the finalists

The winner of the Best Salon Award 2016 proclaimed during the MCB in Paris. Estetica.it proposes a round-up of the salons of the 9 finalists.

A showcase of the best in contemporary salon design on an international level. The award promoted by EsteticaDesign and MCB by Beauté Selection for the past three years focuses on the hairdresser's skills in selling himself and welcoming the client.

The winner of this year’s edition Christophe Nicolas Biot, selected from among another 9 salons that also demonstrate aspects of great interest. Let’s take a look.

All the 9 finalists:

Aldo Coppola – UAE

Elegance and sumptuousness typical of Coppola’s image are interpreted to a T, even in this Middle East salon in Abu Dhabi.

Alexandre de Paris – South Korea

A true place of welcome and comfort for Alexandre de Paris’s location in Seoul. Soft lights and dizzying heights contribute to an almost mystique atmosphere.

Arkhe – Japan

Metal and lightness. A seemingly impossible combination, yet the Japanese Arkhe salon succeeds in performing this miracle in downtown Tokyo.

Baroque Ripon – United Kingdom

When the Baroque mood is reinvented and comes to life. This is the spirit of Ripon, in the United Kingdom, that tastefully merges a retro style with a hi-tech soul.

Claque la mouche – Sweden

The salon you would never expect. Brimming with “out-of -the-box” details, this salon in Stockholm proposes a relaxed, hipster image where comfort and good taste go hand in hand.

Ebil Hair – Turkey

Rational, hi-tech space, yet warm and welcoming. This salon in Istanbul makes light and reflections its strongpoint, combining the warmth of wood with informal and comfy furnishing.

Factory [236] – Spain

Wood and a minimalist mood for this salon in Barcelona. Pure white as a background for the technical outfitting combined with objects that spur curiosity and evoke emotions: suitcases, empty frames, and trunks.

Kapsalon – Belgium

Optical protagonist. In the Genk salon the geometric contrasts alternate with the light of metal and the warmth of wood for a rich and contemporary end result.

Moss Salon – Poland

A green corner brimming with style in Krakow. Full colours, sinuous forms, and inviting spaces are the winning elements of this Polish salon.