The 2025 winners have been announced for the International Hairdressing Awards, following a global tour where director Mikel Luzea and global ambassador Sergi Bancells visited and surprised the international victors from March 28 to April 5.
These announcements were streamed live on Instagram to thousands of people, celebrating some of the best hairdressing talent in the world. The winners each received personised Artero DNA scissors, which were custom-moulded to each winner’s hands.
Congratulations to these global leaders – Matteo De Vita of TONI&GUY received the Best International Women’s Commercial Collection in London, while Daniel Gallego won the Best International Men’s Commercial Collection in Spain. Also in London, Efi Davies of TONI&GUY was awarded the Best International Avant Garde Collection for the second year in a row.
The Carlos Valiente Art Team in Valencia, Spain, won the esteemed titled of Artistic Team of the Year, while Erika Okvist and her team were named International Film & TV Hairdresser of the Year for their work on season three of Bridgerton. Christoph Filser in Germany won International Hair Influencer of the Year. Jorge X, also in Spain, was crowned International Hairdresser of the Year, becoming the first non-British hairdresser to receive the title in the award’s seven-year run.
International Hair Legend Award 2025 was presented to Intercoiffure Mondial in Paris, celebrating the entire organisation on the year of their 100th anniversary in a historic moment. The award honoured the over 2,000 members operating in 3,000 salons across 37 countries and six regions in a network of 45,000 professional hairdressers who collectively serve more than 11 million clients each month.
These winners will be further awarded on June 21 at the 2025 International Hairdressing Awards ceremony taking place at the HairCon event at O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. Haircon is the event’s main sponsor, while Estetica Magazine is the global media partner, Artero is a category partner, and Salón Look Madrid, Artero and The Hair MBA are sponsors.
For more information visit www.ihawards.com
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