Cutting edge 通常不是沙龙设计的一个词，但当Nickolas Gurtler室内设计公司受邀为位于悉尼双湾的Cole Hair 工作室打造一个焕然一新的空间时，这是一个展现魅力的绝佳机会。

Cutting edge is not usually a phrase coined for salon design, but when Nickolas Gurtler Interior Design was engaged to create a transformative space for Cole Hair Studio in Double Bay, Sydney, it was the perfect opportunity to dial up the glamour.

他曾于 2009 年在 Gucci 从事视觉营销工作，拥有丰富的奢侈品零售经验。因此在设计沙龙时，他有很多东西可以借鉴，以此创建一个奢华、性感和精致的沙龙。Gurtler说:“我们真的被这些女性的强大形象所吸引。我们希望这个空间能让Cole的顾客身临其境地感受到同样的感觉。”

With luxury fashion retail experience running deep through his veins – he worked with Gucci in 2009 in visual merchandising – he had plenty to draw upon for the brief to create a salon with a luxurious, sexy and sophisticated feel.“We were really drawn to how powerful the women looked,”Gurtler says.“We wanted the space to make the clients of Cole feel that same way by being in the space.”

有了这些大胆的参考，再加上沙龙老板Mariah Rota， Gurtler和他的团队开始帮助Cole的客户感觉自己是90年代标志性的超模，这是一种前所未有的设计。现在已经完成，改造展示了120平方米的建筑空间，包括八个工作站和一个接发教育区。

Armed with such bold references and along with salon owner, Mariah Rota, Gurtler and his team set out to help Cole clients feel like the iconic supermodels of the 90s, in a design never before seen. Now complete, the transformation showcases 120-square-metres of floor space featuring eight stations and a hair extension education section.

在沙龙大胆的接待柜台上，Gucci 1996年的三角形造型与身材拥抱曲线混合在一起，而 2001 年的系列则通过模仿织物的簧片玻璃板转化为设计。材质色调中不同层次的纹理也被用来达到很好的效果。例如，NGID采购的侏罗纪大理石板，波浪状的图案让人联想到流动的头发，与光滑的黑色皮革和镀铬细节相衬。

Gucci’s 1996 triangular shapes mixed with figure hugging curves is influenced in the salon’s bold reception counter, while the 2001 collection is translated into the design with panels of reeded glass mimicking fabric. Differing layers of texture in the material palette is also used to great effect. For example, NGID sourced slabs of Jurassic marble, with a wave-like pattern reminiscent of flowing tresses of hair, set against a sleek palette of black leather and chrome detailing.

其他亮点包括定制的胡桃木和软木沙发，提供了一个温暖的元素，灵感来自Gucci 系列，灰泥和凹槽玻璃。对于客户来说，单独的站台放弃了传统的开放式大型镜子，取而代之的是私人的、光线充足的站台，为客户的物品提供空间。镜子两侧隐蔽的 LED 照明灯经过精心设计，可提供完美的照明和自拍效果。

Other highlights include custom walnut and boucle sofas, providing a warming element inspired by the Gucci collections, plastered stucco and fluted glass. As for clients, individual stations forgo the traditional open large-scale mirrors with private, well-illuminated stations with space for clients’belongings. Concealed LED lighting on either side of the mirror is strategically designed for perfect lighting – and selfies.