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Architects: Hitotomori Architects
- Area: 82 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Hiroki Kawata
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Manufacturers: Daiko, NEW LIGHT POTTERY
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Construction: Atelier Loöwe INC., Tetsuya Tanji, Shoki Naka
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Lighting Design: Daiko Denki, Takahiro Muranishi
Text description provided by the architects. This is a hair salon started by two women who named the salon ‘atelier toiro’. ‘Toiro’ literally means 10 colors, but it is symbolic of variety and diversity. It is also a type of word play which represents ‘+ color’. The salon owners explained to us that they imagined a space which would allow people with various personalities and experiences to all have their talents flourish.In truth, I had thought that hair design was focused on the surface appearance of the hair. I was deeply impressed to learn that it is only through the careful treatment and care of the scalp, roots, and underlying hair—the underlying base— which allows for a hairstyle to maintain the beauty which is visible to us.We took this idea of the importance of creating an underlying base in order to allow talents to truly flourish as the essential spirit of toiro.
