Team

Sophia

Meet Sophia, master hairstylist at ESHK Friseur Moabit. Sophia started her hairdressing career over a decade ago in Seoul. Wanting to gain more experience and up her skills she decided to move to Sydney, Australia. Here she trained and qualified at the Toni & Guy Academy, followed by 8 years at a salon located in the heart of Sidney’s city center. Her next adventure is Berlin where she is looking forward to find inspiration and to create new looks for her customers to help them express their personalities.

Jacko

Meet Jacko, our master hairstylist at ESHK Moabit. Depending on who you ask, Jacko Joao aka X.E.N is a hairstylist / Barber / DJ / hair scissors specialist / dance music producer.

For the past 20 years he has been combining his love for hairdressing with a music career
which all started in 2000 in Hong Kong. Working at established hair salons, Jacko got involved in movies, fashion shows, hair shows and photo shoots. All after which you’d find him spending his nights spinning records in clubs and touring Asia. 2019 saw him add a new chapter to his life by moving to Berlin and joining the ESHK family.

Jacko’s skills mean he’s able to work with various hairstyles in both contemporary and classic settings. Combining different hair cutting techniques, he delves into his experience ranging from Western structuralism to Japanese-influenced texturising techniques to classic American barber fade cut techniques. You’ll always find a certain perfectionism to Jacko’s work, his approach is innovative and unique, sculpting hair with his own design hair scissors to provide solid and flawless haircuts.

Joan

Born and raised in beautiful Barcelona, our Moabit based hairstylist Joan started his hairdressing career at 18. To improve his English and see other cities he spent some time in Dublin before arriving in Berlin. He has a passion for colour and this led to a spot in the finals of Goldwell Colour Zoom 2019. When not at the salon, Joan likes to enjoy life, warm weather and spend time with his dogs.

Diana

Diana, our senior hairstylist in Moabit, hails from New Zealand where she started her career. She decided to move to London inspired by fashion and music, working in the heart of the city. To further her skills a jump to the other side of the globe saw Diana completing an intensive vardering cutting course at the legendary Biba Academy in Melbourne.

Inspiration is drawn from music, fashion and the streets. Her ideals are precision cutting with an edge. She loves to mix modern style with a retro flare; easy to wear bedhead with a dynamic shapes. When not at the salon you’ll find Diana delving into Berlin’s architecture, photography and electronic music. All of which inspired the move to this creative city.

Andrea

Meet Andrea, our senior hairstylist at ESHK Moabit, born in Verona and raised in Padova, Italy. Hairdresser studies started when he was 16, three years later he decided to make a move and head to Berlin. Andrea started working mainly as a hairstylist in photoshoots and discovered a strong passion for filmmaking, mainly art house.
Clean cuts on long hair, bleaches, bright colours and very effortless but structured styling are the things closest to his personal aesthetics. During the past few years he also lived in London and Milan, this reflects the approach he takes in both life and work: adaptability and changes are the most important thing to him.

Yu

Meet Yu, our Japanese hairstylist at ESHK Friseur Moabit. She honed her craft and gained experience in Tokyo, London and Berlin. With over a decade of making people look fantastic plus some time spent in art school, you’ll be in great hands for a fresh creative new cut and colour.

Jimmy

Meet Jimmy, our senior hairstylist and colourist in Moabit. New Zealand born, raised & trained, he started out in the industry over a decade ago. Those years saw Jimmy working as a session stylist, in bridal and event styling, which helped expand and hone his skill set. From there on he moved into colour work, making his skills available both in a salon environment and as a L’Oréal ID Artist. Jimmy’s colour focus centers around lived-in finishes, blondes, with a love of fine foils and freehand lightener. When not in the salon he’s split between seeing live music and being out in nature.

Tawan

Tawan, based at ESHK Friseur Moabit, is a French hairstylist with a background in architecture and design. Whilst being able to create classical hairstyles, Tawan has a soft spot for razor cuts and experimenting with funky and unusual shapes, textures and colours as a form of collaboration with the client to navigate and express their identity.

She finds inspiration in the worlds where everything is possible: sci-fi, anime, video games and also nature.

When not at the salon, Tawan is either beekeeping, gardening or preparing a new drag performance.

Marta

Meet Marta, hair salon assistant in Berlin at ESHK Friseur Moabit. She’s always been around this industry, coming from a family of hairdressers. Passionate about psychology and culture, she loves to interact, work, and have good conversations with people. At the salon she’s always there for the clients. Making sure they feel comfortable during their visit and fully relaxed with a nice post-wash head massage. When not at ESHK, you’ll find Marta keeping fit with a calisthenics based workout.

Yuka

Meet Yuka, our hairstylist in Moabit! Born and raised in Tokyo. After obtaining a Bachelor degree of Art and graduating make-up school, Yuka started her career as a make-up artist. After 7 years of freelance work in Paris, she decided to moved to Berlin to work and train as a stylist.