Happi Staff09.02.20
R+Co has added a new member to its Collective: colorist Richy Kandasamy.
Kandasamy has entrenched himself within the world of professional hair color for 25 years – educating on color technique, placement, formulation and trend. Now, he joins the R+Co family as the hair color category expert within the Collective, focused on product development, education and content creation.
“I’m bringing a new perspective to the Collective – my passion, experience and creativity in color development and education mastery. I’m most excited to join R+Co because of the culture, vision and opportunity to develop great products with incredible innovation,” Kandasamy commented.
Kandasamy will work alongside the co-founding members of the Collective: Garren, Thom Priano and Howard McLaren, and the most recent addition Ashley Streicher.
“The Collective brings together top stylists from across different disciplines to collaborate on products and education. By uniting different perspectives, we create something truly remarkable. Each product can be a hero because it is influenced by the person who is best-in-class in that category. Hair color has always been a critical part of the looks we create – now we are bringing it front and center,” said Daniel Langer, R+Co president.
Born in the Seychelles Islands off the east coast of Africa, Kandasamy found a passion for hairdressing at an early age and started cutting friends’ hair at just 13 in his backyard. He later moved to Florence, Italy, at age 18 where he discovered his love for hair color. As his career progressed, Kandasamy collaborated on global fashion weeks, editorials and advertising. He also spent 20+ years with TIGI haircare, where he helped develop and launch the brand’s color line, opened the first TIGI Academy, and led color education for professional hairdressers across Europe and the Americas.
“Richy is a wonderful addition to the world we are building at R+Co where we have rich perspectives on all areas of hair,” said Tev Finger, luxury brand partners president and CEO.
Kandasamy has entrenched himself within the world of professional hair color for 25 years – educating on color technique, placement, formulation and trend. Now, he joins the R+Co family as the hair color category expert within the Collective, focused on product development, education and content creation.
“I’m bringing a new perspective to the Collective – my passion, experience and creativity in color development and education mastery. I’m most excited to join R+Co because of the culture, vision and opportunity to develop great products with incredible innovation,” Kandasamy commented.
Kandasamy will work alongside the co-founding members of the Collective: Garren, Thom Priano and Howard McLaren, and the most recent addition Ashley Streicher.
“The Collective brings together top stylists from across different disciplines to collaborate on products and education. By uniting different perspectives, we create something truly remarkable. Each product can be a hero because it is influenced by the person who is best-in-class in that category. Hair color has always been a critical part of the looks we create – now we are bringing it front and center,” said Daniel Langer, R+Co president.
Born in the Seychelles Islands off the east coast of Africa, Kandasamy found a passion for hairdressing at an early age and started cutting friends’ hair at just 13 in his backyard. He later moved to Florence, Italy, at age 18 where he discovered his love for hair color. As his career progressed, Kandasamy collaborated on global fashion weeks, editorials and advertising. He also spent 20+ years with TIGI haircare, where he helped develop and launch the brand’s color line, opened the first TIGI Academy, and led color education for professional hairdressers across Europe and the Americas.
“Richy is a wonderful addition to the world we are building at R+Co where we have rich perspectives on all areas of hair,” said Tev Finger, luxury brand partners president and CEO.
