Kidz Studio designs Sinners tattoo parlour to illustrate the cycle of life
Engraved walls, vivid red lighting and abstract sculptures feature in this Aarhus tattoo parlour designed by architecture practice Kidz Studio, so that clients can leave feeling "reborn".
The design scheme of the tattoo parlour was developed around the term "sinners" and its connection to wider spiritual beliefs, particularly the notion of birth, transformation and reincarnation.
"This mirrors the tattooing experience itself: arriving with bare skin, undergoing a transformative process, and leaving permanently marked – a new version of oneself," the studio explained.
The interior of the parlour has therefore been imagined as three different zones: "birth" is represented in the entryway, which is dominated by a huge nebulous sculpture that morphs around a reception desk.
The structure was crafted from foam, then coated with automotive plaster and shiny silver paint.
"The entry is meant to evoke feelings of confusion, curiosity, and excitement – similar to the emotional state of being born into something new," the studio told Dezeen.
The entrance's walls and floor were surfaced with concrete, and a cushioned bench was installed around the room's perimeter.
There are also a pair of cubed volumes, both fitted with expansive LED screens that display shifting red graphics.
Running through the middle of the volumes is a short walkway that takes customers through to a corridor where the walls are etched with abstract metallic markings.
"The engravings were conceived as a subtle metaphor for tattooing itself – the idea of altering a surface through penetration and imprint," said the studio.
"Just as a tattoo needle penetrates skin, the engravings appear as if a machine has pierced the walls."
A flight of stairs encased by red panes of glass leads up to the "transformation" area, where tattooing takes place.
Work stations with reclining chairs for clients and wheeled stool seats for the artists are set up throughout, separated by mirrored screens.
At the back of the room are more stairs that lead down to the basement, where extra tattooing space is available, along with back-of-house facilities for staff.
The colour and material palette from upstairs was maintained here; most of the walls were covered with concrete and red strip lighting was also incorporated.
For Kidz Studio, "reincarnation" occurs at the parlour's exit. "Conceptually, you leave the space 'reborn' – changed, upgraded, and transformed," the studio concluded.
Other tattoo parlours with striking interiors include 6:19 Studio in Kyiv, in which rooms are connected by vast circular and rectangular openings in the walls.
There's also Atelier Eva in Williamsburg, New York, which is designed to have the same calming ambience as a spa.
The photography is by Andreas Raun Rosendahl.
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