Merge Architects is an emerging architectural practice that innovates through making. Architect and Educator Elizabeth Whittaker the founder of Merge, developed a design strategy for Miniluxe nail salons.
“This prototypical salon was designed for MiniLuxe’s expected 100+ national locations. The design strategy creates an integrated, economical branding mechanism that can be easily reproduced to accommodate a wide variety of spaces. The program of the manicure and pedicure salon – an obsession with feet and hands – is translated into an oversized wall graphic that is then cut into CNC-cut maple plywood panels lining the walls.”
Prototype Collaboration with Merge Architects
