Pictured above: Frank Dellicompagni and his team at the
refurbished salon in Stafford
When one of the country's leading hairdressers wanted to
transform his Staffordshire salon from suburban style to London
chic - and double its size - he turned to architectural interior
designers for inspiration.
Frank Dellicompagni, who established the Francesco Group more
than 40 years ago, appointed Monteith Scott to redesign his
extended salon one last time before he decides to finally hang up
his brushes and scissors.
The result is a superbly stylish salon at Weeping Cross,
Stafford, which is appreciated by Frank's hairdressing team and
their customers.
Francesco Group is a nationally recognised brand with a host of
awards to its name. It has more than 30 salons and three dedicated
academies with a history of four decades of steady growth. The
company is owned and run by the Dellicompagni family.
Frank commissioned Monteith Scott to give his own salon a style
he could be proud of. He said: "I worked with Alison and the
Monteith Scott guys in a new partnership to take my hair salon from
Stafford suburbia to city centre chic. At the very first meeting it
was clear that Alison knew her stuff and she took a very open,
understanding approach with lots of questions which I must say had
never occurred to me to ask or query.
"Alison's background is in retail and that was perfect for my
salon. She had no preconceived ideas, no interest in the hair
industry standard, she was only concerned with my needs and the
journey that the clients would take through my salon."
He added: "I loved the design. It was new, it was fresh, it was
innovative - in fact, it was perfect. One of our clients commented,
'I feel like I have walked into a Bond Street Salon in London'.
What's more, the final design landed in just seven days so their
service is truly excellent. I would recommend Alison Monteith to
anyone."
Alison Monteith, managing director of Birmingham-based Monteith
Scott, said: "Frank is so well known in the hairdressing industry
it was a real pleasure to be asked to transform his salon for what
is likely to be the last time.
"He was doubling the size of his salon by taking an adjacent
unit. We completely stripped out the existing salon and gave it a
new shop front. Our design was focused around the workstations, the
flow of movement through the salon and the customer experience.
"Frank's stylists are very busy and have so many tools of the
trade that their work stations can get very untidy. It was a key
part of the project to make those areas as tidy as possible so we
had to design a solution that included accommodation for all their
equipment. The whole design was based around the ergonomics of the
stations.
"We opted for very neutral colours but installed an LED lighting
system that changes to suit the colours of the season. The colour
bar, where the stylists mix the hair tints, also gives the salon a
punch of colour."
Monteith Scott is a Birmingham-based architectural interior
design practice. It has a reputation for delivering considered and
creative commercial design solutions for companies across the UK
and has an exceptional client list to match. Clients include TUI UK
Ltd, British Horse Society, NFU, Veolia Environmental Services,
Jaguar Land Rover, Hammonds LLP and many others.