At Akito, we believe that you make the world a happier, more beautiful and more confident place every single day. Our mission is to help you do it - to ignite your passion, inspire your creativity and empower you to perform at your best, all day, every day.
We think you are amazing
At Akito, we believe hairdressers and barbers make the world a happier, more beautiful and more confident place. You do more than cut hair - you help people feel their best, express who they are and step out into the world with more confidence.
That is why our mission is built around you: to support what you do, inspire your creativity and help you perform at your best, all day, every day.
Made for professionals
Akito was created around you - the professionals behind the chair. Our mission is to create the highest quality tools to support your work, inspire your creativity and help you get more from your craft, while celebrating hairdressers and barbers around the world and the impact you make every day.
The meaning behind Akito
In Japanese, Akito means “person of light” - signifying brilliance, wisdom, prosperity and a brighter future. It represents the people at the heart of Akito: hairdressers and barbers who bring light to the world, helping people feel their best, their most confident and their happiest every day.
Creating excellence
Our mission is to create the highest-quality, best-performing professional tools. Behind every Akito scissor is a combination of data, innovation, masterful craftsmanship, advanced engineering and decades of expertise - all working together to deliver exceptional performance.
From the steel we select to the blade shape, edge finish, balance, ergonomics, handle design and final feel in your hand, every detail is carefully considered to deliver the highest levels of performance, control and durability.
No middlemen, no distributors and no extra costs
We sell directly to you, removing distributors, middlemen, commissions, inflated mark-ups and unnecessary costs from the process - passing the savings directly to you.
Changing lives together
Every Akito purchase helps support life-changing causes within the hairdressing and barbering community - helping more people access tools, training and opportunity.
Committed to sustainability
Our lean Kaizen model reduces excess warehousing, shipping and handling, lowering our environmental impact while our tools are made to last a lifetime.
Achievements to date
Since launching in 2016, Akito has grown from a different way of thinking into a global brand trusted by professionals in over 50 countries.
We have won awards, made thousands of customers happy, supported charity projects and continued to improve every part of what we do.
