Overview
- In Bochum, master stylist Klaudia Grochowska at Klaudia Hairworks offers a Silent Cut that lets clients receive haircuts without small talk.
- Grochowska reports strong demand for the quiet appointments and says the calmer workflow leaves her less exhausted in the evenings.
- The concept, introduced years ago in London, has spread in Germany since the pandemic as salons explore new ways to meet shifting preferences.
- Industry data cited by trade outlet MenschenimSalon estimate 85,000 to 90,000 salons nationwide, including about 30,000 micro-salons, with Klier operating roughly 700 branches.
- Critics, including Berlin guild head Jan Kopatz and psychologist Julia Scharnhorst, call the Silent Cut partly marketing and warn it may weaken client-stylist bonds, as some salons also tighten hygiene rules such as wash requirements noted in Austria.