Creative HEAD February 2018
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Sassoon Education<br />
ALESSIO MATTA<br />
<strong>Creative</strong> director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 14 years<br />
MY ADVICE TO A HAIRDRESSING<br />
STUDENT WOULD BE…<br />
Practice makes perfect.<br />
WHEN I’M AT WORK I NEED…<br />
Plent of music and an organised<br />
environment with a passionate<br />
and dedicated team – just like I<br />
have now!<br />
IF I HADN’T BEEN A<br />
HAIRDRESSER, I’D HAVE BEEN…<br />
A fashion or hat designer.<br />
CAROLINE SPENCER<br />
Senior colour director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 18 years<br />
ME, IN THREE WORDS:<br />
Sharp, firm, fair.<br />
MY ADVICE TO A HAIRDRESSING<br />
STUDENT WOULD BE…<br />
Be a good listener, it will take you far.<br />
IF I HADN’T BEEN A<br />
HAIRDRESSER, I’D HAVE BEEN…<br />
My grandfather was a set designer<br />
and my father was a sound editor so<br />
I would have followed them into the<br />
film industry as a make-up artist.<br />
DAMIEN PEERS<br />
Senior creative director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 29 years<br />
MY GUARANTEED SOURCES<br />
OF INSPIRATION…<br />
Osaka in Japan for its great<br />
architecture, people and food.<br />
The National Theatre – it’s always<br />
inspiring and showstudio.com as it’s<br />
a great platform for fashion ideas.<br />
MY ADVICE TO A HAIRDRESSING<br />
STUDENT WOULD BE…<br />
Always ask: ‘Why?’ You need to<br />
question the reason for doing what<br />
you do.<br />
DANIEL MCCOURT<br />
Senior creative director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 11 years<br />
ME, IN THREE WORDS…<br />
Fun, fair, forward.<br />
MY GUARANTEED SOURCES<br />
OF INSPIRATION…<br />
Instagram, world travel, my team.<br />
THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS<br />
THAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED<br />
IN THE HAIRDRESSING<br />
INDUSTRY ARE…<br />
As with anything: education,<br />
ambition and self-belief.<br />
DANIELLE HARVEY<br />
Assistant UK creative director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 29 years<br />
ME, IN THREE WORDS…<br />
Dynamic, conscientious, passionate.<br />
MY ADVICE TO A HAIRDRESSING<br />
STUDENT WOULD BE…<br />
Work hard, study hard, embrace and<br />
learn from everyone around you.<br />
Find your own style and strive to be<br />
the best at what you do.<br />
WHEN I’M AT WORK I NEED…<br />
An energetic, motivated team around<br />
me who strive to be the best.<br />
DAVIDE SCARNA<br />
<strong>Creative</strong> director<br />
Time with Sassoon: 15 years<br />
IF I COULD WORK WITH ONE<br />
PERSON, IT WOULD BE…<br />
Mark Hayes. He is a very busy man.<br />
His technique is pristine, flawless.<br />
MY ADVICE TO A HAIRDRESSING<br />
STUDENT WOULD BE…<br />
Focus on the end result.<br />
IF I HADN’T BEEN A<br />
HAIRDRESSER, I’D HAVE BEEN…<br />
A life coach. I love empowering and<br />
helping people fulfil their potential.<br />
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