Akin konizi is british hairdresser of the year
Akin Konizi has been named HJ's British Hairdresser of the Year 2008 at the prestigious British Hairdressing Awards.The hob Salons artistic director capped off a remarkable evening for the London and Hertfordshire salon group, who also walked away with Artistic Team of the Year as well as the Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year award for colourist Christel Lundqvist.
British Hairdressing Awards 2008 winners in full
Reflecting on his amazing evening, the new British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin Konizi said: "What do you expect me to say? I have not got words. This is too much. Every dream I have ever had has been fulfilled this evening."
After thanking his business partners Clive Collins and Paul Simbler as well as photographer John Rawson, the man he described as his guide, Akin made a promise to the industry.
He added: "I promise you that I will represent you in the way you deserve and I always will because I love this industry.
Other highlights of the evening included Schwarzkopf Professional's Peter Belcher receiving an award for his outstanding contribution to British Hairdressing and a a heavily pregnant Tracey Devine winning Scottish Hairdresser of the Year for a third successive year.
The evening also saw Errol Douglas (Afro Hairdresser of the Year), Trevor Sorbie Artistic Team (Artistic Team of the Year) Tim Scott-Wright (Midlands Hairdresser of the Year) and Rob Eaton (North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year) being welcomed into the hairdressing Hall of Fame.
British Hairdressing Awards 2008 winners in full
Regional Awards
North Western Hairdresser of the Year
Sharon Peake, Ethos Hairdressing
Wales & South Western Hairdresser of the Year
Scott Smurthwaite, Cream
Southern Hairdresser Of The Year
Rae Palmer, Rae Palmer
North Eastern Hairdresser Of The Year
Paul Ferguson, Hooker & Young -
Midlands Hairdresser Of The Year
Emma Steven, Lisa Shepherd Salons
Eastern Hairdresser Of The Year
Terri Kay, Mark Leeson, Hair, Body & Mind
London Hairdresser Of The Year
Cos Sakkas, TONI&GUY, Covent Garden
Northern Ireland Hairdresser Of The Year
Keith Kane, Keith Kane Hair International
Scottish Hairdresser Of The Year
Tracey Devine, Angels
British Hairdressing Awards 2008 Specialist Awards
Afro Hairdresser Of The Year
Claire Rothstein, Bloww
Avant Garde Hairdresser Of The Year
James Rowe, Kontakt
Men's Hairdresser Of The Year
Jamie Stevens, Errol Douglas
Newcomer Of The Year
Victoria Nebbett, Monroe Hairdressing
Artistic Team Of The Year
hob Salons Creative Team
Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician Of The Year
Christel Lundqvist, hob Salons
British Hairdresser of the Year
Akin Konizi, hob Salons
British Hairdressing Awards 2008