Your name: Anthony Nader
What you do: Hair in all shapes and sizes – Editorial hairstylist and owner of RAW Salon
Your latest project: Working on Fall New York Fashion Week 2013
Who are three people that inspire/excite you:
1) Madonna
2) Steven Klein
3) My Husband, David Shaw
What is your favourite…
Car/bike/plane/boat model: The “Build your own Brompton” bike in the coral shade
Chair model: Silver Swiss ball at my desk
Residential space: The top floor of The Pierre on 5th Ave is a good start or a typical “Desert Modernism” house in Palm Springs will do
Commercial space: Comme des Garcon, Chelsea
Decorative product: Anything mid-20th Century
Functional product: I live in New Balance sneakers of varies array of colors wether in New York or Sydney
Handmade good: My hands for building and creating wigs and hair pieces for shoots
Mass-produced good: The iPhone of course
meal: My all time fave Chicken Quesadillas with a side of Guacamole from Tortilla Flats
restaurant: Extra Virgin, West Village
drink: White Sangria with lots of ice cubes
bar: The Top of The Standard Hotel, Meat Packing District
item in your studio: My huge inspiration board of images
piece of technology: iTunes
historical figure: Frank Lloyd Wright
fictional character: I keep praying The Kardashians are…
vice: Red Velvet cupcakes from Billy’s Bakery, Chelsea
virtue: To be only me and the best I can be
What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ mean to you? In regards to my line of work, there is always a need for the technical thought or execution behind the process to give the haircut/style longevity, even with the most simple hair shapes. Without the foundation.. there is no structure.