Heat, dry air, saltwater, and chlorinated water from your last trip to the pool or beach vacation? Not the best conditions for your hair. Since the beginning of July 2025, there has been a new place to go for that urgently needed visit to the hairdresser: Adept. Behind the hair salon in Mitte are Ivan, Alina, and Arseniy. Ivan studied philosophy and has been involved in the skateboarding scene for 20 years. Most recently, he ran a barbershop in Moscow. Alina and Arseniy have been building salons for over a decade — he as a hairstylist, she in business management. The idea for Adept came about after they moved to Berlin. Curious friends kept asking when the first salon would finally open here. Questions turned into a plan, and the plan turned into a space: one where you can reinvent yourself. Ivan, Alina, and Arseniy spent almost a year searching for a suitable location until they found the perfect corner space in Mitte. The salon is large, bright, and its layout offers customers and staff the opportunity for open conversations and creativity. The design combines wood with metal, warm tones with clean lines. Prices are not based on gender, but on whether you have your hair cut and colored by a senior stylist or a top stylist. Adept sees itself not only as a hair salon, but also as a meeting place. They are open to collaborations, creative projects, and new ideas. You can book an appointment online via the website.
Text & Photos: Robyn Steffen
Adept, Borsigstr. 27, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
@adept.berlin
