Tag Archives: Creative Director

Alexey Osipchuk

Russian Session Stylist Alexey Osipchuk On Londa Professional, The Hair industry and Being Inspired Alexey Osipchuk’s passion for hair started when he was 18 years old when in a small city called Kaliningrad. “One day, while I was reading a magazine, I saw an article where a hairdresser worked on a hairstyle”, he reveals “At […]

Angelo Seminara

Angelo Seminara On Pushing Boundaries, Editorial Work And Signature Technique “I love people and am very interested in human psychology,” says world-renowned hairdresser Angelo Seminara when asked on his career choice. “I realized early on that hairdressing enables me to meet interesting people at work. This makes it a lot more exciting and makes the […]

Dicksum Low

“the biggest challenge when creating the final image would be finding the right balance” How do you translate your ideas/ vision into hair? How much of the process is a collaboration and how much comes from you?  I would spend most of my time visualizing than the actual moulding of hair because I need the […]

Simon Ellis

Company Name: Schwarzkopf Professional  Title: Corporate Vice President &  Int. Creative Director “I fell into hairdressing after playing a game with myself where I listed all my career choices and blindfolded myself, stuck a pin in the list of careers and it said HAIRDRESSING!”, Simon Ellis openly confesses to us. “Today I am responsible for the […]

Robert Eaton

Robert Eaton is many things.  He is renowned for being a true colour expert and fully qualified trichologist, which in turn makes him one of the most in-demand hairdressers in the region.  He is the UK and Ireland Technical Director of a leading global colour house, Wella Professionals, as well as a member of the elite […]

Matt Clements: International Colour Ambasssador for Schwarzkopf Professional

International Colour Ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional and Creative Director at The Assembly. Matt Clements is a true artist that executes creativity and delivers originality and innovation in all of his work. His accolades are a true testament to his full dedication shown on his work and is well-known as a stand-out colour technician. Meet Matt … Matt, can […]

Michael Beel: New Zealand’s Leading Hair Educator and Entrepreneur

“I don’t have a life outside of hair…its my career, my hobby and my obsession,” Michael Been admits to us. The Creative Director of Buoy Salon and Spa is one of New Zealand’s most sought after editorial stylist in the magazine business.When he first started his apprenticeship in a small salon in a small city, he was […]

Lori Zabel

My journey into hairdressing was an accident,” admits Lori Zabel. Now she holds multiple roles: Educator, Redken Global Artist, Creative Director and Master Stylist at Dop Dop Salon. She’s inspired salon professionals around the world with her approach to hair. Zabel worked alongside the best of the best hair artists backstage at NYC Fashion Week and partnered […]

Kazuto Shimomura

Some people know what they want to be when they grow up. For some, it comes naturally and while for others, it comes along the way. Japanese hairstylist Kazuto Shimomura never imagined becoming a hairstylist.  “I was not interested in hair. I was interested in fashion, music and art but not hair.”  “I wanted to become […]

The ‘Queen of Color’ Maria Dowling

Dubbed the Middle East’s ‘Queen of Colour’, Maria Dowling is a name known in the hair industry. It all started when she was 13 years old, working at a local hair salon where she discovered a passion for mixing tint and was told she “had a natural talent for making hair look even better than nature intended.” Now she […]