2024-01-05 18:04:56
Shan Rahimkhan can almost be happy at the sight that now appears on the edge of the Gendarmenmarkt. Glad not to work there anymore: Instead of looking at one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, his customers would currently be looking out of the barber chair at construction fences and barrier tape; Instead of the gentle babble of voices of tourists strolling past, the rattling of jackhammers now dominates. Beautiful is different.
And that is what Rahimkhan has always been interested in, the beauty of his customers, but also of his business: in 2005, the star hairdresser, who previously learned his craft in Vienna, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and London, opened his 800 square meter salon on Gendarmenmarkt. The pretty shop has been no longer there since last year – but that has nothing to do with the climate-friendly renovation, which is currently turning the imposing square between the concert hall, the French and German cathedrals into a construction site. At least not primarily.
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At the end of February 2023 it became known that Rahimkhan had filed an insolvency agreement for his company Shan GmbH at the Charlottenburg district court. At the time, a company spokesman cited the consequences of the corona pandemic and “the noticeable reluctance to consume” among customers as reasons. A few days ago, a company announcement also said: “In 2023, Shan Rahimkhan was forced to close its business premises on Gendarmenmarkt due to unsustainable rental conditions and lengthy construction projects around Friedrichstrasse and Gendarmenmarkt.”
I am glad that we have successfully overcome the last few months and can share positive news during these times.
Shan Rahim Khan
The entrepreneur, who was born in Tehran in 1972 and has already beautified both German celebrities such as Joachim Löw and Iris Berben as well as international stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster, had closed another branch on Kurfürstendamm a few months earlier; All he had left was his own salon in KaDeWe, which is still run by Rahimkhan. However, it will not remain at just one transaction, as can now be seen from the statement in question.
Those were the days: Rahimkhan’s old shop on Gendarmenmarkt, hairdresser, café and concept store in one.imago images
Shan Rahimkhan has big plans for 2024: There will be a new salon and a new product line. “I am glad that we have successfully overcome the last few months and can share positive news in these times,” the boss is quoted as saying. “In a constantly changing world, it is important to keep up with the times and, if in doubt, to realign yourself.” The fact that Rahimkhan can make new plans for this year makes bankruptcy possible, which apparently went through quickly and without any problems was.
My team and I are ready to take the next steps that will impact not only Berlin’s beauty scene, but the entire industry.
Shan Rahimkhan
“With the help of a restructuring plan, his company was made fit for the future again as part of insolvency proceedings,” the company says. The consent of all those involved was obtained in the Charlottenburg district court, “so that the proceedings are officially considered over after just six months.” . The company announcement is entitled “Good News”: “Star hairdresser Shan Rahimkhan is committed to growth and is enriching the industry with his promising new beginning.”
Shan GmbH has not yet announced exactly how this new beginning will take shape. When asked by the Berliner Zeitung it was simply stated that Rahimkhan was referring to the new salon as a “workplace”; A classic hairdressing salon would be supplemented here with other offerings – similar to Rahimkhan’s old premises on Gendarmenmarkt, which appeared to be a hybrid of salon, concept store and café.
“I was able to attract many excellent new employees to my salon,” the star hairdresser is quoted as saying. “My team and I are now ready to take the next steps, which will not only influence Berlin’s beauty scene, but the entire industry.” In addition, it is said upon request, the new salon will be in the vicinity of the old Tacheles in the Oranienburger Straße will be built, where the international museum chain Fotografiska recently opened its first Berlin branch including the highly acclaimed Verōnika restaurant. A place where a lot is happening anyway – and which currently definitely offers a better view than the Gendarmenmarkt, which is in need of renovation.
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