The Beauty Edit with Umberto Giannini Co-founder, Claire Shread

Unusually for a leading beauty industry figure, Claire started her career as an artist and worked for many years as a mural painter, mostly for the nightclub industry. It was during this time that Claire met the award-winning hairdresser Umberto Giannini, who in the mid-90s commissioned her to design his latest salon. The rest is history as the pair went on to became partners and have two children. In 1998 and with Claire’s help, the Umberto Giannini product range was laun...