In the case of Savills Barbers, there is so much to write about the place and the man that we hardly know where to begin. Let's start with Sheffield, a city famously shaped by steel , much like Solingen. The backdrop of old brick walls and historic mansions inevitably evokes the BBC's gangster epic "Peaky Blinders."
A significant part of this impression is due to Joth Davies' Savills Barbers. Here, British tweed is still worn with classic elegance, without appearing like a costume. At Savills Barbers, craftsmanship is paramount. Joth began his training as a hairdresser and barber back in 1988, and opened his first barbershop in 2006. Just three years later, a second salon followed. When he finally acquired a venerable barbershop with ten chairs and washbasins, he consolidated his two previous locations there. To be able to serve up to ten customers simultaneously, Joth personally trained the corresponding number of barbers. This is the only way he can ensure that his excellent staff meet his own high professional standards. He now applies these same high standards to his proprietary Copacetic grooming product line and his renowned Barber Academy.
While Copacetic's cosmetics and accessories are born from professional experience and evoke the elegance of the Roaring Twenties, the shop and academy regularly win awards at barber contests. There are many good barbers again these days. But the very best are a select few who know how to connect internationally. Therefore, it's not surprising that the connection with Joth came about through Leen and Bertus, the Schorem barbers from Rotterdam. For the Böker Barber Story straight razor, it was particularly important to Joth to closely align himself with the world-famous, robust Sheffield Throat Cut razors of the early days, in addition to his own professional preferences.