Belvedere USA and Belvedere Canada, leaders in salon furnishings and equipment, have partnered with Freestyle Systems and will be displaying the Freestylist Free Floating Dryer Support System and Spectralights lighting systems in showrooms across both countries. Freestylist dryer systems are suspended from the salon ceiling, providing easy usage and stylist comfort.
"Partnering with Belvedere was a perfect fit for us because they cater to upper echelon salons and our product is targeted to the same market. Belvedere also has the capability of incorporating our systems into their designs, which will be great exposure for us," says Blair Hopper,president of Freestyle Systems.
Craig Christiansen, marketing manager for Belvedere, says,"Belvedere has always strived to bring functionality to high end designs for salons. We feel the Freestyle Systems fit into that goal. This partnership wil lcontinue to make the hair stylist's job easier while maintaining a great lookingsalon."
Freestyle Systems will be available in Belvedere showrooms in New York City, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Toronto. Â Below are some great looking salons that already have both Belvedere furnishing and Freestyle Systems' suspended dryers and lighting. To find out more, visit freestylist.com and belvedere.com.
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