Michael Glancy
6 December 2016
1 June 2016
The name Cut Throat is certainly an ironic reference to the razors used to shape beards and mustaches to perfection in barbershops. Cut Throat is the hippest barbershop in Amsterdam, where walk-ins for a shave and cut are welcome, and the vintage vibe is not confined to gentlemen only, ladies are welcome to pass through for a coffee or snack as well. Cut Throat is not only a men’s hairdresser, but a bar and small restaurant that serves an American brunch seven days a week, specializing in American foods like fried chick, tacos, waffles and fried eggs, all reinvented and paired with an ample selection of artisan beer.
The interior design is amongst its strong points; studio Tank Interior & Design Branding designed the city’s ex-stock exchange building, which curiously, was transformed in part into a barbershop in 1930. Cut Throat has not left the place’s history behind; on the contrary, they have highlighted the pre-existing architectural details proudly, including the brick arches and niches covered in subway tiling, all in line with classic furnishing that is a throw-back to shops of the past.
WHERE: Beursplein 5, 1012 JW Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi
The name Cut Throat is certainly an ironic reference to the razors used to shape beards and mustaches to perfection in barbershops. Cut Throat is the hippest barbershop in Amsterdam, where walk-ins for a shave and cut are welcome, and the vintage vibe is not confined to gentlemen only, ladies are welcome to pass through for a coffee or snack as well. Cut Throat is not only a men’s hairdresser, but a bar and small restaurant that serves an American brunch seven days a week, specializing in American foods like fried chick, tacos, waffles and fried eggs, all reinvented and paired with an ample selection of artisan beer. The interior design is amongst its strong points; studio Tank Interior & Design Branding designed the city’s ex-stock exchange building, which curiously, was transformed in part into a barbershop in 1930. Cut Throat has not left the place’s history behind; on the contrary, they have highlighted the pre-existing architectural details proudly, including the brick arches and niches covered in subway tiling, all in line with classic furnishing that is a throw-back to shops of the past.
The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.