CHRISTIAN STRATTON
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“Plump” rapid prototype written by Scott Clarke
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Challenges:
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The front of the salon is where the energy is - walls here are stark white and the lights are a brilliant daylight color
The back is where clients relax - walls are darker and warmer. lights also shift to a warmer hue.
Light cones around the skylights - emphasize the natural light
Challenges:
Petaluma’s historic district has a large concentration of victorian commercial buildings. The common design themes are farm kitch, victorian antiques and 50’s neon as depicted in the movie “American Graffiti”
I wanted to create a contrast to that. The clean lines and angles and attention to light break from the local traditions while also remaining warm and inviting.
Rolls
Interior Designer
Finish Carpenter
Construction Lead
Brand and Collateral Design
www.ayasalon.comSalon of the Year, 2016
In 2014,
I designed the interior for AYA Salon
in Petaluma.I worked closely with architect,
David Burton to transform
an oddly shaped historic industrial building into a
cutting edge salon with a focus on high-end retail and service.
in 2016,
AYA Salon was one of 20 new salons around the world to be honored as a
"Salon of Distinction"
by Salon Today magazine
for its interior design
Judges’ comments:“I love how fresh this salon space feels. It’s modern and clean with well-planned custom spaces.” —Gallagher
“A cozy area that allows guests to relax before their spa appointments—warm and calming.” —Leger
The results are beautiful
“Christian Stratton has a proven track record of transforming complicated concepts and mechanisms into fun, easy to understand experiences. His design contributions impact core product and often transform rough or risky ideas into high-value experiences.“
Stratton honed his design skills at Maxis/Electronic Arts. He was selected by industry leader, Lucy Bradshaw, to help develop some of the Game Industry’s most successful franchises. He has worked closely with luminaries in the industry - Will Wright, Ocean Quigley, Bing Gordon, Andrew Willmott and many more. Under Bradshaw’s leadership, Stratton worked in a small group of trailblazers that developed rapid prototyping methods to solve complicated gameplay problems. In his tenure at Electronic Arts, Stratton made “Data Layers” a fun, core feature of the SimCity franchise, designed the “Wants & Fears” and “Ambitions” that continue to define The Sims franchise to this day and he raised the bar for UX excellence across the Maxis studio. Several of the games he contributed to won the highly coveted 90 Metacritic rating and most were major successes for Electronic Arts.After a long run of successes in the Games Industry, Stratton yearned to apply his design skills to solve “Real World” problems. In 2014, he took an opportunity to design a cutting edge retail & hospitality interior for AYA Salon. The results won a coveted “Salon of the Year” award for the brand.In the years since, Stratton has carved out a niche as a design consultant for several innovative Bay Area startups. Like with game design, startups are under a lot of pressure to get their product designs right up-front before they go to market. In 2019, He helped Bluescape shape its new design team and establish design goals for interactivity and feature expansion. In 2020, he advised Modumate in San Francisco on their innovative approach to architect tools. Christian Stratton currently sits on the advisory board of Urban Sim in Berkeley.
“Christian Stratton has a proven track record of transforming complicated concepts and mechanisms into fun, easy to understand experiences. His design contributions impact core product and often transform rough or risky ideas into high-value experiences.“
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