Over 850 dedicated hair professionals recently gathered to witness the announcement of the winners of the Hair Expo Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
For the 2019 edition, 115 finalists across 19 creative and business categories were selected by a judging panel of 11 international and 10 local judges. The business categories were judged by five additional panel members of business esteem. The judging panel represents some of the most acclaimed industry veterans from across the globe. Two additional awards were presented by Hair Expo – the Hall of Fame Award and the Editor’s Choice Award. Here are the 2019 Australian Hair Expo Award winners:
AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Dee Parker Attwood – Wieselmann Salon
NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Danny Pato – D&M Hair Design
MASTER CUTTER OF THE YEAR
Dmitri Papas - Papas and Pace
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Sharon Blain
COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Justin Pace - Papas and Pace
MEN’S HAIRDRESSER / BARBER OF THE YEAR
Tom White – Rubi Hair
CREATIVE FORCE OF THE YEAR
Elle Schoemaker - Stelios Papas Toowong
APPRENTICE / STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Bridie Meehan - Joey Scandizzo Salon
SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR
Papas and Pace
SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR
Richard Kavanagh – DLM
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Sam James – SJ Establishment
BEST SALON DESIGN
Kinky Curly Straight
EDUCATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Barbery the Craft of a Barber
EDUCATOR OF THE
Jules Tognini
INDUSTRY BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
EcoHeads
SALON BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Circles of Hair
NSW-ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Nathan Cherrington - Salon Zephyr
SA-TAS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Sam James – SJ Establishment
VIC HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Lyndal Salmon – BIBA
WA-NT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Hayley Keep – Earth Wind Fire Hair
QLD HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
Elle Schoemaker – Stelios Papas Toowong
