Friends & Family

At Good Hair Salon, we know that we are only as strong and successful as our community. In appreciation of that fact, we have links to a number of businesses and individuals who we love and who have loved us back over the years.  Just click on their logos to find out more about them and please support them if you have the opportunity.

Conflare is a local design studio specializing in branding, web design, web application development, concepting and copywrighting. These folks have a love of design and it shows in the quality of their work and the outstanding service they provide to their customers.  Their website is pretty fly too! Conflare, Design that works.

Cortona Cafe is located in the Central District.  With a love of coffee and a dedication to community-building, Cortona’s goal is to provide not only good coffee, beer & wine, waffles, etc…, but also a platform and meeting space for people of different cultures to discuss, teach, listen, learn, and build friendships. Their shop is beautiful, they have free wi-fi and it is open to any organizations or individuals interested in holding community seminars, classes, discussions, etc.  Visit their site to read about how Will (the owner) and his 3 year-old son created the logo… A very sweet little story.

Ijo Arts Media Group provides media and visual arts services and programming for individuals and corporate, non-profit and educational institutions. We approach each project as a creative collaboration with our clients and an opportunity to create visual media that connects, inspires and transforms. Our sense of  civic engagement and social responsibility is reflected in our independent projects and youth media arts programming. Ijo Arts Media Group has a continuing commitment to creating media that captures the imagination and makes a positive impact on our society. Visit Ijo Art’s site to see some of their gorgeous photography.

The New Naturalista is a blog dedicated to fashion, family, food, fitness and everything in between.  Their postings explore the challenges and rewards of a lifestyle of green living.  Check them out for green living tips, products and recipes and as well.  We especially like their postings about living with and raising our children to love their natural hair.

Naptural Roots is an online magazine giving voice to the natural community.  Their articles address topics related to natural hair care and lifestyle, with the ultimate goal of sending a message of self-love to the community.  Visit their site to read about Good Hair Salon and Danyale Thomas, as well as many others wonderful articles!

Black Stax is the avant-garde of Seattle hip-hop that will release their debut album Talking Buildings on June 1, 2010.  Comprised of MCs Silas Blak and Jace ECAj and vocalist Felicia Loud, Black Stax creates an eclectic, urban sound that is reminiscent of The Roots and The coup with a dash of classic Janis Joplin.

In October 2002, after extensive travels, we realized how fortunate we were to see something different and be exposed to new ideas. In the end we realized most people were thirsty for some new perspective and just not given the opportunity to explore new ideas. Our solution was to create a store and gallery that provides well-priced, unique, and high-quality items to the community, while also supporting local and independent artists