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Awards 2023

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ALEXIS CONTINENTE

Alexis Continente is an Spanish hairdresser with an international career. He has been nominated for two Emmys, Guild Awards, Baftas and Oscars for best hair, in movies like ‘House of Gucci’, ‘The Last Duel’ or ‘Thor’. He has worked and created the looks of characters from the world of cinema such as Natalie Portman, Judy Dench, Jodie Comer, Chris Hemsworth is currently Adam Driver’s personal hairdresser working together with Francis Ford Coppola in the movie ‘Megalopolis’.

BEATRIZ MATALLANA

Beatriz Matallana is the reference make-up artist and hairdresser in the best fashion, advertising and beauty productions in Spain. Hairdressing director of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid for more than 20 years, she combines this task by participating in multiple projects, all linked by a common denominator: discovering and showing the beauty of each person through her hands. Self-taught and brave, she has managed to set trends within her profession, positioning herself as an essential professional in the most outstanding works of this delicate art.

DOBRAWA PIEKOS – SZYMANSKA

Dobrawa Piekos - Szymanska is a Polish hairstylist, businesswoman and educator. She is the first Polish hairstylist in history who had taken up a role of a trainer at Vidal Sassoon Academy in London (awarded as The best Teacher of the Quarter 2007), where she trained hundreds of students from across the world. She worked with many top list celebrities such as Keanu Reeves, Keira Knightely, Sienna Miller, Milla Jovovich. In 2009 she relocated to Poland where she opened her hairdressing salon and started first educational projects. Her innovative method of teaching consisting of Vidal Sassoon philosophy and intensive psychological training turned up to be something what hairdressers were looking for. In 2010 Dobrawa established Dobrawa House of Hair Education Academy which has become a center for hairdressers on all levels and has trained over 4000 students so far.

DOVE PALMER

Dove Palmer started his career in Birmingham the second largest city in England. Here he worked with Umberto Giannini, 2 times British Hairdresser of the Year. After completing many training courses with leading global brands, Dove realised his desire to understand the dynamics of technique and the method behind it. This realisation drove him to London where he became an educator and Creative Director for one of the leading hairdressing companies in the world. After 10 years of creating educational developments, collections, and step by step videos, Dove recognised that hair education could be universal and understood by everyone. Over the next 8 years through his old brand Mazella&Palmer, Dove created a concept that gave students a huge learning potential. In 2019 he took the idea one stage further, a concept that does not want to change the way you do hair, but to give you the understanding of how to develop yourself.

ROBERT LOBETTA

Robert Lobetta is a renowned hairdresser and has lead a truly inspiring journey, from his beginnings as a young hairdresser in the mid 70’s in London to becoming an internationally recognized Icon in the hair and beauty industry. Robert has a profound respect for the art and craft of his profession, and is known for his unique style, eye for detail, and his compelling, thought-provoking ideas, along with his modern and daring photographic imagery. In 2021 he was awarded with the International Hair Legend title at the International Hairdressing Awards.