Global creative awards at the kao salon global experience 2022
The Kao Salon Global Experience saw 2300 hairdressers from around the globe join the flagship industry global event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 2-3 October 2022 and the UK win big at the Global Creative Awards.
The Kao Salon family put on two days of extraordinary shows, an exciting competition and inspiring artist sessions. After the great success of the Kao Salon Virtual Experience Event in the past two years, Kao Salon Division went live again for 2022. Amsterdam was the host city for this year’s event on October 2-3, 2022.
The Global Creative Awards evening featured the announcement of the new Gold Winners and the premiere of HAIR EVERY WEAR 2.0 - Goldwell’s new Collection from Goldwell global ambassador Angelo Seminara.
Click through our gallery to see the Bronze, Silver and Gold winners.
Stylists and salon owners from all over the world were excited to discover the new Goldwell Collection from Angelo Seminara: HAIR EVERY WEAR 2.0. A continuation of emotion, places, styles and history, this year, HAIR EVERY WEAR 2.0 builds on diversity, combining art, architecture, fashion, philosophy and beauty. “I look at people as one because I am a people person and I believe in a world without preference and prejudice. Hair Every Wear 2.0 embraces that feeling, where everyone is unique and everyone is free to be whoever they want to be. It’s going to bring you an emotion, and from an emotion, it becomes a feeling, and from a feeling, it becomes a piece of art’, says Angelo Seminara, global Goldwell ambassador.
Mario Krankl's presentation was a declaration of love for Goldwell and a teaser for the brand´s 75th anniversary coming up in 2023. He took us away to his "creative hair factory", a dream world where anything is possible when it comes to hair and creativity. He shares with hairdressers how a long-lasting collaboration with Goldwell can virtually take them beyond themselves. ‘’In my presentation, the square of the Goldwell logo was one of the creative key elements. You can find it in the shapes of the hair and in the fashion as a token of appreciation to my strong partner“, said Goldwell ambassador Mario Krankl.
Global Creative Awards Winners
But it was the announcement of the Global Creative Awards Winners that got got the crowd going wild (especially in the UK section). Here are the bronze, silver and gold winners:
New Talent Colorist of the Year
- GOLD: Tiew Pei Yu from Malaysia
- SILVER: Emily Kooistra from Canada
- BRONZE: Lucia McEvoy from United Kingdom
Creative Colorist of the Year
- GOLD: Junz Loke from Singapore
- SILVER: Ian Lee Jia Pei from Malaysia
- BRONZE: Tasha Yip from Hong Kong
Creative Haircutter of the Year
- GOLD: Daniela Farzetti from Italy
- SILVER: Rafael Monzó López from Spain
- BRONZE: Alex Tant from USA
Editorial Colorist of the Year
- GOLD: Ben Driscoll-Price from United Kingdom
- SILVER: Amy Wardley from United Kingdom
- BRONZE: Jack Mead & Lydia Wolfe from United Kingdom
Avant Garde Stylist of the Year
- GOLD: Tom Yek Teng Siong from Malaysia
- SILVER: Manou Grijsen from Netherlands
- BRONZE: Abbie Jackson from Australia
Salon Team of the Year
- GOLD: Siew Thiam Kui from Malaysia
- SILVER: Rafa Monzó López from Spain
- BRONZE: Donna Page from United Kingdom
Men’s Hairstylist of the Year:
- GOLD: Andrew Plester from United Kingdom
- SILVER: Jeffrey Den Dikkenboer from Netherlands
- BRONZE: Jos Verzijlberg from Netherlands
Salon Sustainability Awards 2022
Another highlight of the show was the recognition of one salon per continent for their leadership in salon sustainability.
Representing Europe, the recognition for “Salon Sustainability Leadership” went to: Floke, Norway
Representing North America, the recognition for “Salon Sustainability Leadership” went to: Gene Juarez Salons, Spas & Academies, United States of America.
Representing Asia, the recognition for “Salon Sustainability Leadership” went to: red hill hair salon, Hong Kong.
Representing Australia, the recognition for “Salon Sustainability Leadership” goes to: Shibui, Australia.
It was an amazing feeling to be back in the same room with the Kao Salon family. The brand teased that next year's event would be held in Chicago, USA. HJ hopes to see you there!