Juanmy Medialdea “Hairdressers Must be Wicked”

At 13, Juanmy Medialdea was introduced to hairdressing, and by 15, he was the owner of Juan Miguel Medialdea Peluqueros in Guadix, Spain. In 2019 Juanmy became the first hairdresser in history to win five Picasso Awards with two collections in a single night, a milestone in a meteoric career

- Aradhana V Bhatnagar

Deciding to be a part of the hair industry

When I was 13, I started studying hairdressing at ACI Professional, a training institute in Guadix, Spain. This stage was hard at the beginning, but due to my diligence, enthusiasm and commitment, it was possible to turn into an enjoyable and exciting experience! At 15, I launched my first salon and it was the best time of my life. I come from a very humble family, but thanks to the time and effort that my parents had put in, I was able to carry on. They bought second-hand furniture for me and I was able to open the salon in an old house that my grandparents had left to me. The first two years of this profession were memorable personally and

Inspiration

It is dif cult to pinpoint as inspiration comes from within. Any occasion, place, detail or image I come across, can provoke a vision in my mind and that is what I would call my inspiration, since this later on gives rise to my eagerness to express through the hairstyles I create. At the heart of the creation process, there is an essence of enjoyment, illusion, giving reins to fantasy, of transmitting feelings, and they form the basis of a collection. But without my team of experts, nothing would be possible.

Personal life