Cork Backing Bin at SOFO Barber Station

Pale dawn light slips across the polished laminate floor of a SOFO barber station in Stockholm, illuminating a cork backing bin filled with handled cardboard pieces. The bin rests beneath a row of mirror bulbs, their glass surfaces catching small, sharp highlights that contrast with the soft morning glow. Shallow depth of field blurs the background, keeping focus on the textured cork and the smooth edges of the cardboard handles. The early summer air leaves no frost, only the clean, uncluttered arrangement of beauty supplies waiting for the day's first client. One shadow stretches from the bin's base toward the mirror.