Art of Hair Academy was concieved in London long before Vidal Sassoon sold the company in 1983.
John Paul Strand was in his early teens when he moved from London to San Francisco in 1975.
John Paul work for Vidal Sassoon as a stylist on Grant Avenue and taught at the Vidal Sassoon Academy on Ellis Street.
He was then recruited to open and teach at the Vidal Sassoon Academy at 740 North Rush Street in Chicago with Director, David Lister, while also working at the Vidal Sassoon salon on North Michigan Avenue under manager Keith Zenobia.
A 10 year veteran of  Fashion Week in NewYork, Milan and Paris. John Paul Strand lived in Paris and San Francisco. With the awareness of the digital age, John Paul acquired the domain and  registered Art of Hair Academy in 1997 in the State of California,  (Marin civic center).
He has an EIN number.
The current location of the salon and the academy is in the lower Nob Hill District in San Francisco.
There have been a number of attempts to use/buy the domain name:
ART OF HAIR ACADEMY and artofhairacademy.com
including a Japanese make up product, which now also has a hair product company: SHU UEMURA.
Yes, the imitations are flattering but please don't ever think that I with give up my domain.
Thank you.