Team

DEAN KRAPF

“As I approach 40 years in the beauty industry, I have much for which to be thankful. Each day, I am blessed to have the privilege of adding to the beauty of life by using the art of hair design as a vehicle to help inspire the self-esteem of others. And every day I am grateful for the mentors and teachers who have invested in my career and who have allowed me to learn and grow from their wisdom and experience.

Having spent more than three decades practicing this wonderful craft, it is now my desire to share my knowledge and expertise with others to help them participate in and advance the mission – Beauty for Life!”

Dean Krapf is co-owner of Lluminaire Salon. A graduate of Marc’s School of Hair Design, he received training in precision hair cutting and razor cutting from Giuseppe Castellano in Baltimore. He twice completed coursework with Vidal Sassoon in Santa Monica, California, and also trained with Vidal Sassoon in Atlanta. Having completed continuing education work with Trevor Sorbie Signature Sessions and Vivian Mackinder’s “The Art of Hairdressing,” both in New York, Dean is also a four-time participant in the John Paul Mitchell Global Forum in Las Vegas.

Dean received extensive training at L’Oréal Professional Academy in New York. He twice completed training in “Fundamentals of Color” with Nancy Braun, under whom he also trained in balayage and corrective color techniques. Dean’s training at L’Oréal also includes “Discovering Your Inner Artist” with Carlo Novoa and Yureesh Hooker and “Colorful Hair” with Christy Cosgrove. In addition, Dean attended “Tru Beauty – Pioneers of Painting,” led by Ian McCabe and Christine Silverman in Southampton, Pennsylvania. He received his certification in Keratin Smoothing Systems at Lluminaire Salon.

Also an accomplished make-up artist, Dean studied make-up artistry at Von Lee International School of Aesthetics Inc. in Pikesville. He completed training for Hair in Film in Los Angeles and is a member of Local 798 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.), hair department. He also is trained in Sherri Renée Hair Couture for Parisian Hair Enhancements.

A member of T.H.E. Artist Agency in Washington, D.C., for 30 years, Dean has performed hair and make-up work for hundreds of editorial and celebrity photoshoots. His work has appeared in numerous local, regional, national, and international publications, including Vanity Fair, People Magazine, Modern Salon, American Salon, Washingtonian Magazine, Washingtonian Bride and Groom, Washingtonian Working Mother, Baltimore Magazine, Baltimore Style Magazine, GL Magazine, and Virginia Life Magazine.