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20 Sep

Shon Faye and Adam Reed on the connection between

Shon Faye and Adam Reed on the connection between
Everyone knows there's a profound connection between our hair and our mental state. There’s that famous line from Fleabag: “Hair is the whole lot…It’s the difference between a very good day and a foul day”, and, as a girl, the very first thing you get told after a breakup is “don’t change your hair!”. Yet, despite the very fact everyone knows this connection exists, the skilled hair industry itself has only just begun to discuss it openly. Enter Adam Reed. Reed is a hairdressing industry legend with a CV and accompanying list of accolades to envy. In his 30 yr profession he has worked with, amongst others, Madonna (he did her hair within the “Me Against the Music” video), Sophie Dahl,...
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10 Oct

Adam Shatz · Take a look at Don Juan

Adam Shatz · Take a look at Don Juan
Albert Camus​ hated travelling. ‘Fear is the value of travel,’ he wrote in his journal of an unhappy trip through Central Europe in the summertime of 1935, where he found himself gripped by ‘an instinctive desire to regain the shelter of old habits’. For Camus, who had tuberculosis, travel abroad raised the prospect not only of psychic unease but of illness: ‘We're feverish but porous. The slightest shock shakes us to the depths of our being … There isn't a pleasure in travelling … Pleasure takes us away from ourselves … The journey, which is sort of a greater and graver science, brings us back again.’This was definitely true of the trips Camus made to North and South America in...
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1 Sep

Adam Kakembo Lands CEO Role at Hidnander

Adam Kakembo Lands CEO Role at Hidnander
MILAN — Swiss company Hidnander has tapped Adam Kakembo as its first chief executive officer. In his latest role Kakembo will work alongside the brand’s founder and artistic director Alessandro Vigano.  Kakembo counts former experiences in each the wonder and fashion industries. Prior to joining Hidnander, he served as global chief product and marketing officer at Aesop. During his tenure on the Australia-based cosmetics brand from 2019 to 2022, he drove the mixing of creative marketing, product, R&D and compliance to fulfill the ever-evolving needs of the worldwide customer through Aesop’s omnichannel presence and likewise sat on the board of the Aesop Foundation. Before that, Kakembo was chief marketing officer at contemporary brand Scotch & Soda and vp of design, product and marketing...
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14 Jun

Longtime Puma Exec Adam Petrick Is Exiting as Company

Longtime Puma Exec Adam Petrick Is Exiting as Company
Puma global chief brand officer Adam Petrick, whose profession on the German athletic powerhouse spans greater than twenty years, is exiting the corporate. Petrick is departing as Puma reorganizes its global marketing organization. The corporate’s latest plan includes moving the group to its headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany.  In an announcement released today, Puma said Petrick has decided to not transition to Europe, and as a substitute will pursue latest challenges outside of the brand. The manager will remain with Puma until the tip of the 12 months to make sure a smooth transition. “I would really like to thank Adam Petrick for his significant contribution to Puma’s success during his greater than 20-year tenure with Puma,” Arne Freundt, chief executive officer of Puma, said...
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