Maxime Plescia-Büchi Explained

Maxime Plescia-Büchi
Birth Name:Maxime Plescia-Büchi
Birth Place:Lausanne, Switzerland

Maxime Plescia-Büchi (born 1978), also known as Maxime Büchi or MxM,[1] is a Swiss tattoo artist, graphic designer, and creative director.[2] He is best known for tattooing Kanye West and Adam Lambert.[3]

Biography

Maxime Plescia-Büchi was born in 1978 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4] His father was a journalist. From a young age, he was interested in publishing. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was involved with hip hop and skateboarding.[5] He studied typography and graphic design at the École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL).

In the mid 2000s, he moved to London,[2] and founded the Sang Bleu magazine.[6] [7] After apprenticing under Filip Leu in Switzerland for several years, he became a tattoo artist circa 2009.[4] He then opened the tattoo studios Sang Bleu London,[8] Sang Bleu Zurich,[9] and Sang Bleu Los Angeles.

He has designed T-shirts for Alexander McQueen,[2] and luxury watches for Hublot.[10] [11] He has tattooed the celebrity clients Kanye West and Adam Lambert.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pasori . Cedar . August 23, 2013 . Artist Maxime Buchi Shares Nautical Tattoo Design T-Shirt Collaboration With McQ Alexander McQueen . Complex . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128090839/https://www.complex.com/style/2013/08/maxime-buchi-alexander-mcqueen . November 28, 2021 . dead.
  2. Web site: Babcock . Gregory . March 1, 2015 . Maxime Buchi Talks Tattooing Kanye West, Sang Bleu, and His New London Shop . Complex . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403233744/http://www.complex.com/style/2015/02/maxime-buchi-sang-bleu-kanye-west-interview . April 3, 2016 . dead.
  3. Web site: Wong . Kevin . April 18, 2016 . Maxime Buchi of Sang Bleu Releases a Book of His 1000 Tattoo Designs . Hypebeast . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922021546/https://hypebeast.com/2016/4/maxime-buchi-of-sang-bleu-releases-a-book-of-his-1000-tattoo-designs . September 22, 2021 . dead.
  4. Web site: February 7, 2017 . TTTism and beyond... In conversation with Maxime Buchi . The Tattoo Collective . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920004937/http://thetattoocollective.co.uk/tattoo-artist-interview-maxime-buchi/ . September 20, 2020 . dead.
  5. Web site: Perdue . Ben . How Tattooing Has Become an Aesthetic Power Source in Fashion . SSENSE . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209094233/https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/fashion/how-tattooing-has-become-an-aesthetic-power-source-in-fashion . February 9, 2023 . dead.
  6. Web site: Limnander . Armand . June 16, 2009 . Fine Print - Ink, Inc. . The New York Times . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209105106/https://archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/fine-print-ink-inc/?mtrref=undefined&gwh=DB10A794D4B4394FB5B1F5235E53F15A&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL . February 9, 2023 . dead.
  7. Web site: Healy . Claire Marie . June 6, 2014 . Maxime Buchi's tattoo revolution comes to Selfridges . Dazed . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811201650/http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/20186/1/maxime-buchis-tattoo-revolution-comes-to-selfridges . August 11, 2016 . dead.
  8. Web site: Wong . Kevin . May 13, 2016 . Maxime Buchi of Sang Bleu and His Labor of Interests . Hypebeast . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922235105/https://hypebeast.com/2016/5/maxime-buchi-sang-bleu . September 22, 2020 . dead.
  9. Web site: Chow . Kevin . Talking tattoo's crucial cultural significance with Maxime Plescia-Büchi, founder of Sang Bleu . Friends of Friends . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426055547/https://www.friendsoffriends.com/art/talking-tattoos-crucial-cultural-significance-with-maxime-plescia-buchi-founder-of-sang-bleu/ . April 26, 2022 . dead.
  10. Web site: Felder . Rachel . November 15, 2016 . Tattoo and Graffiti Artists Add Their Flair to Watches . The New York Times . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170109013104/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/fashion/watches-tattoo-graffiti-art.html . January 9, 2017 . dead.
  11. Web site: 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 . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019092359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/luxury-fashion-brands-team-hollywood-tattoo-artists-drake-loved-danish-tattoo-shop-opens-la-1248430/ . October 19, 2022 . dead.
  12. Web site: Mun-Delsalle . Y-Jean . April 7, 2017 . Hublot Joins Forces With Swiss Tattoo Artist Maxime Büchi On Its Big Bang Sang Bleu Watch . Forbes . February 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419110454/https://www.forbes.com/sites/yjeanmundelsalle/2017/04/07/hublot-joins-forces-with-swiss-tattoo-artist-maxime-buchi-on-its-big-bang-sang-bleu-watch/#3322fb183359 . April 19, 2017 . dead.

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