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Maxime Plescia-Büchi (born 1978), also known as Maxime Büchi[1] or MxM,[2] is a Swiss tattoo artist, graphic designer, and creative director.[3] He is best known for tattooing Kanye West and Adam Lambert.[4]
Biography
Maxime Plescia-Büchi was born in 1978 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[5] His father was a journalist.[6] From a young age, he was interested in publishing.[6] In the 1980s and 1990s, he was involved with hip hop and skateboarding.[6] He studied typography and graphic design at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL).[7]
In the mid 2000s, he moved to London,[3] and founded the Sang Bleu magazine.[7][8] After apprenticing under Filip Leu in Switzerland for several years, he became a tattoo artist circa 2009.[5] He then opened the tattoo studios Sang Bleu London,[9] Sang Bleu Zurich,[10] and Sang Bleu Los Angeles.[11]
He has designed T-shirts for Alexander McQueen,[3] and luxury watches for Hublot.[12][11] He has tattooed the celebrity clients Kanye West and Adam Lambert.[1]
Publications
- 1000 (2016)
- 2009 (2020)
References
- ^ a b Mun-Delsalle, Y-Jean (April 7, 2017). "Hublot Joins Forces With Swiss Tattoo Artist Maxime Büchi On Its Big Bang Sang Bleu Watch". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Pasori, Cedar (August 23, 2013). "Artist Maxime Buchi Shares Nautical Tattoo Design T-Shirt Collaboration With McQ Alexander McQueen". Complex. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Babcock, Gregory (March 1, 2015). "Maxime Buchi Talks Tattooing Kanye West, Sang Bleu, and His New London Shop". Complex. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Wong, Kevin (April 18, 2016). "Maxime Buchi of Sang Bleu Releases a Book of His 1000 Tattoo Designs". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "TTTism and beyond... In conversation with Maxime Buchi". The Tattoo Collective. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Perdue, Ben. "How Tattooing Has Become an Aesthetic Power Source in Fashion". SSENSE. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Limnander, Armand (June 16, 2009). "Fine Print - Ink, Inc". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Healy, Claire Marie (June 6, 2014). "Maxime Buchi's tattoo revolution comes to Selfridges". Dazed. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Wong, Kevin (May 13, 2016). "Maxime Buchi of Sang Bleu and His Labor of Interests". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Chow, Kevin. "Talking tattoo's crucial cultural significance with Maxime Plescia-Büchi, founder of Sang Bleu". Friends of Friends. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Directo-Meston, Danielle (October 18, 2019). "Luxury Fashion Brands Team With Hollywood Tattoo Artists, Drake-Loved Danish Tattoo Shop Opens in L.A." The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Felder, Rachel (November 15, 2016). "Tattoo and Graffiti Artists Add Their Flair to Watches". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
Further reading
- Buchi, Maxime (May 10, 2013). "Perspective (Maxime Buchi in discussion with Gary Warnett)". Sang Bleu. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023.