Extreme Details
Tobias Faisst’s perspective on materials, surfaces, and textures is always a play of associations.
shave
“I really enjoy shaving”
Between wine and shaving: Peter Bohn on rituals, indulgence, and the finer things in life.
Play of Light
Colors, compositions, and a touch of melancholy – the still lifes of Alexander Kilian.
Knighted by the barber
Between Churchill portraits and Wall Street bankers: a visit to the world’s oldest barbershop
Barber Visits: Ruffians – Care over Speedcuts
Five shops, numerous awards, and a clear ambition: Ruffians shows what a modern barbershop can look like today. A London visit.
Warm und cold
Nature meets design: Studio Likeness blends the warm hues of natural materials with cool chrome and steel – a tribute to the beauty of contrasts.
Osman, my barber!
First visit to the barber, and then in Istanbul: Our author Lenz Koppelstätter overcomes his fear of haircuts thanks to a true craftsman.
B as in Barber
Already in the days of the Roman Empire, the craft of the barber was widespread. But the daily visit was not only about shaving and grooming hair, beard, and facial skin. The versed craftsmen were also always well informed.
C as in Chrome
Chromium is in high demand. Not only in the Ore Mountains, the place where MÜHLE has been producing shaving brushes and safety razors for over 70 years.
G as in Gesichtsrasur
Gesichtsrasur means facial shave. What is considered as attractive is constantly renegotiated and this is why a smooth-face phase may follow after a bearded one. Interestingly, the notion of smoothness has changed, too.
K as in Klinge
Klinge means Blade. The American travelling salesman King Camp Gillette wanted to get rich. The best way to achieve this goal, he thought, would be to invent a practical disposable product. This would guarantee demand for all eternity, he reasoned.
L for Let it Grow!
They began to sprout about 15 years ago, and ten years ago they were already omnipresent: beards, beards, and more beards. Even Hollywood stars such as George Clooney and Brad Pitt temporarily took to hiding their handsome faces behind a lavish thatch of hair.