Business in the front, party in the back aptly describes the design scheme and ethos of Blind Barber, the new neighborhood barbershop and lounge in Chicago's Fulton Market District. Conceptualized, designed and built by 555 International, this is the third location of the dual purposed destination, the original being located in New York City and the second in Los Angeles.
Upon entry, anyone who isn't in-the-know wouldn't suspect that Blind Barber isn't just a modern take on a good, old-fashioned barbershop where white walls, tiled floors and wood beam ceiling are the minimal foil for classic steel and black leather barber chairs, large mirrors and midcentury modern furnishings. Meanwhile, the walls directly surrounding the mirrors are slightly eroded to add that touch of trying/not-trying cool industrial grit to the otherwise clean-cut (excuse the pun) space.