About us
What is H-SE?
Hair · Synapse · Exception
H · S · E
Hair
Hair carries ideas from aesthetics, architecture, design and the visual arts. We bring all of them into our courses and pass them on.
Synapse
A synapse is the connection through which neurons exchange signals and form a network. It is how we think about spreading hair culture.
Exception
Breaking out of habit into a new mode: an all-round personal step up, towards a world-class, rule-breaking level.
How we think about teaching
In the 1950s, Vidal Sassoon pioneered cutting hair according to each person's bone structure, combined with geometric shapes. Precise cutting technique brings out the layers and movement of the hair; disciplined shapes and exact lines create a style that belongs to one person only.
Our approach to hair education is to take that inherited experience, reorganise it and add new elements drawn from everyday life — aesthetics, a sense of space and the beauty of line — and to see hair design from different points of view. We respond to current culture, the best of each era and each person's individuality, looking for beauty that is both distinctive and well-founded.
Our instructors teach technique through three-dimensional geometry and the aesthetics of overall form, and can tailor a personal course to your needs.
Instructors
01
Andy
Founder · Course instructor
Over 20 years in hairdressing, including the international salon brands Aveda, Jean Louis David and Dessange; founder of H-SE Studio. Trained with Vidal Sassoon creative director Tim Harry (UK) and on Aveda's cutting courses (US), and completed the Sassoon Educators qualification in London. Holds the HKQF Level 4 hairdressing instructor qualification, the City & Guilds 8106 advanced diploma in teaching and assessment, Personal Branding 3.0 Coach and an SBP diploma in business management; former member of GHD's Hong Kong Style Squad. Hair designer for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, the Baron School Graduation Fashion Show and the Aveda Hair Show; hair instructor for HKEX, YMCA, Caritas Bianchi and the Salvation Army among others; show stylist for international fashion brands.
02
Lawrence
Senior course instructor
Over 20 years in hairdressing, including Hong Kong's premium salons La Salon and O4. Founder of A Beauty Hair Bar and H3LC, senior instructor at H-SE Studio, HKQF Level 4 hairdressing instructor, senior technical instructor for the MAXBEAUTY group and instructor for volunteer haircutting. Has styled for concerts, managed and trained hair teams for Royal Holiday in Shenzhen, and designed hair for international fashion brands and motor shows including A/T, Mini Cooper, Dior and BMW.
03
Godfrey
Course instructor
Over 15 years in hairdressing, trained in Hong Kong under expatriate stylists, with hair design for events of every size and for film performers. Runs BALAYAGE GODFREY (Paris-style balayage) and teaches at H-SE Studio.
Enquire and enrol
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Tell us your level and your goal. We will suggest the right course and the nearest intake.