More than 3,000 hairdressers from all over the world convened in Stockholm, Sweden, from October 1-4, 2016, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Goldwell Color Zoom, the global competition that rewards talent in three categories each year: Creative (open to stylists with more than five years of experience), Partner (open to stylists who have been guest artists, trainers or freelancers for Goldwell) and New Talent (open to stylists with less than five years of experience). Judges chose 94 finalists from more than 1,900 entries. The USA, which took home Gold in two categories last year, has reason to celebrate again. Daniel Rudin, who works at Trio Salon in Chicago, won Gold in the Partner category, but the USA also took home two Stylist’s Choice Awards. Here’s the complete breakdown of 2016 winners in all categories:
CREATIVE
Gold: Larissa Bresnehan, Australia
Silver: Jacky Tan, Singapore
Bronze: Van Quynh Nguyen, Vietnam
PARTNER
Gold: Daniel Rubin, USA
Silver: Krysten-Ashley Garrod, Canada
Bronze: Alexandra Kontos, Australia
NEW TALENT
Gold: Sargis Airapetian, Russia
Silver: Georgia Wild, United Kingdom
Bronze: Manou Grijsen, Netherlands
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Partner: Daniel Rudin, USA
Creative: Creative Colette Jones, USA
New Talent: Liss Dragos, Romania
LOCATION OF 2017 COLOR ZOOM ANNOUNCED
One of the most highly anticipated moments of Color Zoom each year is the announcement of the location for next year’s competition, and in 2017 you’ll want to be part of the excitement in Barcelona, Spain. The cosmopolitan capital city is known for its art and architecture, including the works of Picasso and Joan Miro as well as the Sagrada Familia church designed by Antoni Gaudi.