richy
kandasamy
The TIGI
U.S. technical
director's
career has
taken him
around
the globe.
1977
BORN IN MAHE,
Seychelles, an island
country in the Indian Ocean
1995
LEFT SEYCHELLES
for Italy to pursue
his passion for hair
1999
STARTED
WORKING FOR
TONI&GUY;
in
Florence, Italy,
and decided
he wanted to
specialize in
hair color
2003
BECAME SENIOR
TECHNICIAN
with Toni&Guy;
2005
TRANSITIONED
TO WORKING
WITH TIGI
and
played a key
role in opening
the f rst TIGI
academy in
Salerno, Italy
2011
DEVELOPED TIGI'S
Copyright
Colour and
global education
strategy
2012
MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY as
U.S. technical director to open
the TIGI Advanced Academy
color s ory
1993
STARTED CUTTING
MEN'S HAIR
behind
his grandmother's
house
2006
HELPED DEVELOP
TIGI color line P.
Became
technical director
for the f rst BH
Salon franchise
in Florence
2008
MOVED TO LONDON
to become U.K.
technical director
of the TIGI
Academy
2010
LEAD THE
COLOR TEAM
in creating
and
developing
TIGI's DIY
collection
2016
HEADLINING
TIGI'S
new
educational
Copyright
Colour Tour,
which will
make six
stops across
the country
this year
LOOKS FORWARD to
continuing to innovate,
educate and inspire
beauty pros around
the world
PHOTOGRAPHY:
(BOTTOM
LEFT):
COURTESY
OF
RICHY
KANDASAMY;
(IN
CHART
ORDER):
ALXPIN;
ALEXANDER
HASSENSTEIN;
COURTESY
OF
RICHY
KANDASAMY;
BEPSIMAGE;
GIORGIO
MAGINI;
NICHOLAS
PITT;
COURTESY
OF
TONI&GUY;
COURTESY
OF
RICHY
KANDASAMY;
COURTESY
OF
TIGI;
COURTESY
OF
RICHY
KANDASAMY;
ROBERTO
MACHADO
NOA;
COURTESY
OF
TIGI
(3);
MARK
CUNNINGHAM;
GREGOR
SCHUSTER;
COURTESY
OF
TIGI
48 The Colorist
| MAY/JUNE 2016 |
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