Francesco

Hair Salon

Background

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.

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.

Our Solution

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.

Results

The result is a superbly stylish salon at Weeping Cross, Stafford, which is appreciated by Frank’s hairdressing team and their customers.

“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.”