When you mentioned a modern salon I thought about 300 B.C. Back when barbershops / salons were the center of gossip, philosophy, and debates. The stylists / bar

When you mentioned a modern salon I thought about 300 B.C. Back when barbershops / salons were the center of gossip, philosophy, and debates. The stylists / barbers, mostly focused on men, and participated in trimming the beard, hair, and fingernails of other high profile people. Since most of the time they didn't have their own shop, they went to an agora. Agoras were opened to the public, but they had to obviously create a group around high people to allow higher forms of conversations. When men visited these areas, whether it was the agora itself or the shop / salon, they wanted to tackle two things at the same time just like how you're suggesting bookbinding and painting at the same time. Personally, I can't paint and have a decent conversation at the same time, or bookbind-- I won't get much done because I'll have to look at the person from time to time or I'll feel I'm disrespecting them. I can't think of a being who would want to be in the same room as someone doing bookbinding, painting, and reading. Maybe some readers want a quieter room. Not sure but you should consider topic specific private rooms. Back then, in an agora there wasn't arts and craft tools because men had their public social fix handed to them already from getting groomed, they did this with their private friends. Now. This was done in the open and in the public, outside in parks or plazas. So taking that idea and making it subscription based and inside. I wouldn't go to it. I would go to a public outdoor space, where I have the option to rent bookbinding and painting materials, or other books so I don't have to bring my own there. I shouldn't be excluded to participate if I wanted to bring my own canvas. Now I understand why you said, modern day salon, and not a modern day agora. It's indoor based.