The Barbershop Clubhouses of South Africa

I‘m currently going through the early stages of a re-design for this site and trying to decide on a theme I like for the header. My ideas range from a route 66 diner, a lighthouse, to an old world Parisian newspaper kiosk. Maybe a combination of them all? I’m basically a designer’s worst nightmare. And now I’m tempted to add African barbershops to the list…

I may be a little late in discovering these photographs by Simon Weller who documented South African hair salons and barbershops for a beautiful coffee table book published in 2009. It’s filled with the charming signage art unique to these social hubs in the local black townships. You can get one on Amazon for as little as $5 and it’s officially my book of the week…

Get your copy of South African Township Salons & Barbershops