Exploring her obsession with edginess, Forma + Collective Salon Owner Chelsea James, has always loved anything avant-garde. From fashion and art to music and dance, her heart yearns for a deeper level of consciousness. Her award-winning series, “The AG Collective” is a marriage of fashion and hair art that explores the balance of texture, form, and movement.
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January 5, 2018
Exploring the ‘70s and ‘80s with a cool, grungy finish, Bill Tsiknaris’ Girl is a Rocker collection offers a contemporary rawness. It’s not about perfection in the typical sense, instead, it’s about hair that was perfect at one time but after a few days, it’s now much looser and lived-in. In this series, each girl exudes a subtle rocker silhouette, while maintaining her timeless feminine presence. Tightly cropped sides contrast with length kept through the back, activated cuts stimulate texture and slightly raised fringes give a nod to a ‘70s hair staple.
December 27, 2017
Utterly mesmerizing and breathtakingly beautiful, Nadia Semanic’s The Enchanting collection represents a pioneer in Avant-Garde hairdressing that pushes her work to a whole new level of existence. It reveals an artistic gallery of individually handcrafted headpieces, constructed entirely of hair.
December 20, 2017
"Waves and Colors" is a collection by Gonzalo Zarauza that was born with the idea of highlighting the beauty of hair, fusing waves and color and making these two components of the capillary design, its inspirational source.
December 12, 2017
Damien Rinaldo’s new collection, Fray, is an exploration of the inner conflict we go through defining beauty. Challenging the thought process behind how society judges beauty, Damien likes to ask “What is normal? What is beautiful?” when forming new creations.
December 2, 2017
For this collection, Ashleigh Hodges wanted to work with things from the sea and explore that unique, weathered texture you see on surfaces.
November 24, 2017
Stephanie Bellairs of Head Graffiti Styling unveils Acid Wash. The energy for this collection is rebellious, reflected in the hair with a combination of polished and structured shapes, and free-form silhouettes. Barbering techniques, clean lines, and uber-smart crops meet concert-ready waves and grungy textured bobs.
November 18, 2017
Experimenting with texture on the hair, Existential sees Brodie Lee Stubbins - 2017 AHFA Queensland Hairdresser of the Year Finalist construct six very unique images that validate her styling expertise: an ethereal braid, a neo-mullet, a finger wave, a gamine crop and incredible puffball of hair and a tightly coiled head, which gives a totally 21st-century slant on curly hair.
November 2, 2017
Vidal Sassoon revolutionized the hairdressing industry with his precise geometric haircuts. Incorporating these classic lines and strong, precision cuts, Australian hair artist Shae Tsiknaris added bold color accents and an alluring but androgynous feel for Sinister Beauties - a nod to the hair master with a modern dash of texture and disconnection.
October 22, 2017
Originally from Salt Lake City, Ammon Carver first studied hair in Colorado where he realized his scissors had the power to inspire change for those in his chair. His New York career began at the Warren-Tricomi Salon in the Plaza Hotel, where he quickly became noticed as one of their premier stylists.
