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Born | Maxime Plescia-Büchi 1978 (age 45–46)
Lausanne, Switzerland |
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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]
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]
Maxime Plescia-Büchi | |
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Born | Maxime Plescia-Büchi 1978 (age 45–46)
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Other names |
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Occupations |
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]
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]