Didier Guillon

Didier Guillon
Born March 28, 1953
Nationality France
Alma mater Pantheon-Assas University
Occupation Art collector
Known for Owner of Valmont Group, Swiss cellular cosmetic expert
Spouse(s) Sophie Guillon

Didier Guillon is a Swiss art collector, entrepreneur and philanthropist.[1][2] He is the founder and CEO of the Valmont Group and The Valmont Fondation.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Guillon was born on March 28, 1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His father was a businessman and belonged from a family of art historians and sculptor.

Career

Guillon started his career as a lawyer and thereafter worked at different marketing positions in France.[6] Later, he acquired a cosmetics company, Valmont and immigrated to Switzerland.[7][8][9] In 2001, he worked on developing a luxury cosmetics brand l’Elixir des Glaciers, featuring Switzerland's finest grown ingredients.[10][11][12]

In 2015, Guillon founded the Valmont Fondation, an institution to promote contemporary art and creation of emerging artists and exhibit his art collection.[13][14][15]

Art collection

Guillon art collection includes work of Frédéric Amat, Isao Artigas, Jane le Besque, Leonardo Cimolin, Yves Bélorgey, Judi Harvest, Jordi Artigas, Yves Lévêque and others.[16][17]

Exhibitions

2013

  • Le Jardin Suspendu – Verbier – Switzerland
  • MagicEvent: Benedicte Blanc Fontenille- Montréal – Canada
  • Plats d’Artistes – Hydra – Greece
  • 55th Venice’s Biennale – Glasstress – Venice – Italy

2014

  • Collection d’Artistes – Hôtel Le Meurice – Paris – France
  • Collection d’Artistes – New-York – United States of America
  • Plats d’Artistes – Hong-Kong

2015

  • The Dialogue of Fire – 56th Venice’s Biennale – Venice – Italy
  • Collection d’Artistes – Barcelona – Spain
  • Collection d’Artistes – Tokyo – Japan

2016

  • El Cuor No Se Vende – Hydra – Greece[18]
  • Collection d’Artistes – La Maison Valmont, Berlin, Germany
  • The Room of Dreams, Judi Harvest – Barcelona, Spain[19]
  • Yves Bélorgey – Kempinski Hotel – Geneva, Switzerland
  • Quentin Garel – Spa By Valmont – Verbier, Switzerland

2017

  • Iliodora Margellos – La Maison Valmont, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Beauty and the Beast – in the context of the 57th Biennale of Venice, Italy[20][21]
  • El Bocho – in La Maison Valmont, Berlin, Germany

2018

  • Elective Affinities – Nyon's castle, Nyon, Switzerland[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ Hambi, Christina. "Didier Guillon: The Art Of Leadership". Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fondation Valmont presenta l'esposizione "Beauty and the Beast"". beautytudine (in Italian). June 8, 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "La société vaudoise Valmont acquiert la parfumeuse du pape". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Living, LuxEco (October 9, 2015). "Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep: Valmont Baptizes The Bear Bracelet To Preserve Fish In British Columbia". HuffPost. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Didier Guillon on the Valmont Foundation". Flash Art. July 29, 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Média, APB. "Didier Guillon candidat". bigouden.tv (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Valmont, la beauté Swiss made". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "La Maison Valmont opens first North American store in Vancouver". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Arte y belleza en el 'spa'". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "The latest from Valmont | WAG MAGAZINE". www.wagmag.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Swiss skincare label La Maison Valmont opens first North American location in Vancouver". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Valmont, l'art de la beauté suprême". Paris Capitale (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  13. ↑ Informativos.Net. "Informativos.net – Entrevista a Didier Guillon, Presidente de Valmont: "La promoción de nuestra marca es una proyección del arte"". Informativos.Net (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Beauty and the Beast – L'Officiel". lofficielitalia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  15. ↑ Ύδρας, Φωνή της. "Η τέχνη από τις σκιές πέρασε στο φως! Γιατί η καρδιά απλά δεν... πωλείται – Η Φωνή της Ύδρας" (in Greek). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Beauty and the Beast – Upper Magazine". Upper Magazine (in Italian). May 15, 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Le Château de Nyon accueille les merveilles de la Fondation Valmont – BOLERO" (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "7 mostre da vedere nell'estate 2016". My Luxury (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Casale, Rocky. "Creating Judi Harvest's Soft Pillows of Murano Glass". Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Beauty and the Beast a Venezia – Vogue.it". Vogue (in Italian). May 3, 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "Beauty and the Beast: a Venezia una mostra d'eccezione". Fashion in Town (in Italian). July 11, 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Maison Valmont's Intimate Art Exhibition in a Swiss Castle – Galerie". galeriemagazine.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Le contemporain envoûte le château". lacote.ch (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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