Antoinette Beenders is Global Creative Director of Aveda. Acclaimed for her originality, creativity and vision, her stunning images
elevate hairdressing to an art form.
Antoinette has won many major hairdressing awards during her prolific career.
Much of her time is spent jetting around the world demonstrating her skills to professional audiences. Her down to earth attitude has
made her in great demand for television and editorial work. Antoinette's hairdressing images appear in all the Global glossy magazines.
2005 Appointed Global Creative Director of Aveda
2004 Winner British Hairdresser of the Year 2004
2004 Channel Four (tv) “10 years younger”
BBC 2 “Would like to meet”
Standing ovation at Hair Expo “Gala Show” Sydney Australia
Nominated Best Photo Collection AIPP 2004
Earth Month shoot with Mary McCartney
USA shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta and Dallas
European shows/seminars in Ireland, Germany and Holland
2003 Fellowship Best of British Show
New York Fuse Show with Alexander McQueen, Ghost and Warren Noronha.
Invented the Squeeze technique
London Fashion Week – Ghost Show
Nominated for UK British Hairdresser of the Year
2002 Winner of The Fellowship for British Hairdressing, Hairdresser of the Year.
LA Fashion week – Ghost show
Nominated for UK British Hairdresser of the Year
2001 Nominated for UK British Hairdresser of the Year
Cyberlink presentation for Hair Expo 2001 in Sydney
Masterjam Minneapolis
2000 Invented new technique, The Clippertwist
Fellowship Power Night
Standing ovation after presenting a show for a 1000 Dutch hairdressers in
Showbizcity in the Netherlands
Represented the Best of British at Hair Expo, Sydney
Standing ovation after presenting a show for 4000 at Aveda Conference,
Minneapolis
Master of Arts Award from Horst Rechelbacher
Nominated finalist, Editorial Hairdresser of the Year
1999 Winner of The Fellowship for British Hairdressing, British Hairdresser of the
Year.
Nominated by Modern Salon Magazine, USA as one of the Best 75 Educators
of the Millennium.
Women of the Year, 1999--chosen to represent the best of British
Hairdressing by Lady Lothian, OBE
Shortlisted for British Hairdresser of the Year & Editorial Hairdresser, 1999 BHA.
Designed the hair for Burn the Floor -- the International Dance Phenomenon
of the Year designed by Mamma Mia producer, Anthony Van Laast. The show
starts its world tour at the Royal Albert Hall, London in November, 1999.
Masterjam -- Minneapolis
This Morning TV
Jerwood Prize Fashion show--highly prestigious event designed to promote
young designers
Appeared in Vogue – April, May, June editions.
1998 Invented the Backslash hair cut
Shortlisted for Session, London and British Hairdresser of the Year.
Aveda 20/20 Vision Show, Radio City Hall, New York.
Most Newsworthy Female Hair Designer Worldwide (IBS Award), New York.
International guest artist at Hair Expo Australia.
Hussein Chalayan and Clements Ribeiro shows
1997 London Hairdresser of the Year - British Hairdressing Awards.
Nominated for Salon Industry Press Most
Newsworthy Hair Designer.
International Guest Artist at Australian Hairdressers’
Journal Fair, Brisbane, Australia.
Appearance at Hot Shots, Salon 97.
Hussein Chalayan, Prada, Mui Mui, Dolce & Gabbana shows.
1996 London Hairdresser of the Year - British Hairdressing Awards.
1995 Presented with ‘Fellow with Honours’ by theFellowship of British Hairdressing.
Avant-Garde Hairdresser of the Year – British Hairdressing Awards.
Nominated finalist in London Hairdresser of the Year and Artistic Team of the
Year categories.
