MEET THE EXPERTS
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Damien Carney
International Artistic Director
Extraordinary, visionary and breathtaking are just a few of the adjectives often used to describe the genius of hair artist Damien Carney.
Over the last 20 years, Carney has elevated hairstyling into an art form through his groundbreaking work with the who¹s who of fashion and beauty:
photographers Gilles Bensimon, Ellen von Unwerth, Norman Watson, Rankin, David Slijper, Jordan Doner, Eitan Lee, Eras Sadas, Tim Brett Day, John Swannell, Mosoud, Donna Troupe, Helen Lyon, Steve Shaw and Jean Claude Millard; the fashion houses of Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Giorgio Armani; publications such as ELLE, Vogue, Harper¹s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, GQ and W ; and celebrities and models such as Ryan Gosling, Grace Jones, Trudie Styler, Liberty Ross, Jodie Kidd and Karen Mulder.
Soon after graduating at the top of his class from hairdressing school in London, Carney accepted the first of many impressive positions in a very distinguished career: Artistic Director and Principle Trainer of Jingles International, the London-based hair fashion group renowned for edgy hairstyles. Carney next joined Trevor Sorbie and his then associate, Eugene Soleiman, taking his artistry to new heights as Principle of Education for Sorbie¹s Covent Garden salon. After four years with Sorbie, Carney decided it was finally time to realize his own vision of hair artistry: Damien Carney London, a sleek, chic bustling hub of global hair innovation for the world's beautiful people. In 1998, Shiseido Laboratories began an extensive search for an exceptional hair artist who shared the company¹s passion for excellence and could enhance the reputation of its Joico hair care brand throughout the world. After meeting Carney, it was immediately apparent he was the artist the company was looking for. Since 1999, Carney has wielded his wielded his scissors and unique vision to create the edgy, awe-inspiring hairstyles featured in Joico¹s global advertising and twice-yearly trend collections. Never straying far from his roots as an educator, Carney regularly travels around the world, mentoring young artists and inspiring others to take the art of hair to the next level.
