ABOUT

Every beautiful story has its beginning! Here's mine...

 
A baby bird who wanted to learn to fly.


I trained as a jeweler at the School of Applied Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 2005 I won a Golay prize for a production on the theme Talisman. It is also this year that I obtain my CFC. I'm 21 years old and my head is full of dreams! I dream of having my own jewelry store in a pretty cobbled street and of being an independent designer(...). But I sorely miss the experience, and life is tough for young jewelers coming out of training. I am starting to work, in addition to my food work, every Thursday evening and Saturday for a jeweler in Bienne, who will share his passion with me. I will greatly expand my knowledge during this collaboration. But my situation is not changing, and I am forced to continue working on the side to earn a living. So I decide to find another job.

It was in Geneva, in a fine jewelry workshop, that I found a job. Each piece is unique, and requires a lot of technique and precision. I will learn a lot from this professional experience. Unfortunately, the economic crisis of 2009 made me lose my job to my great sadness. A new failure which, this time, will cause some collateral damage. My mind freezes and I reject all my dreams. I don't want to hear any more about jewelry. I pull the handbrake and do a 180° turn...

It was in a large Swiss furniture sales brand that I found a job as an assembly designer. The novelty of this experience pleases me at this time in my life, where the need to discover new things is essential to me. I then began training as a decorator at the La Chaux-de-Fonds Arts School. This return to basics will have a saving effect. I become aware of my abilities already acquired during my first training. I already have some background and artistic maturity. The little door of my mind opens to make way for the light...

I fly...

One summer evening, I came home, put my bag on the table, and said: "I'm stopping my training, I'm opening my jewelry store!" This is the start of the 2XC adventure. 2xC, the equation with which I signed my projects and my drawings. In 2012, I opened my small shop on rue des Moulins in Neuchâtel. I'm not known and haven't touched my tools for three years. I have to prove myself, but in the meantime, I choose a small selection of designers and silver jewelry in order to secure a salary and be able to pay my rent. My first orders for custom jewelry arrive little by little, then more and more.

I finally fly when night falls.

It was in 2017, during my participation in Design Days in Geneva, that I presented my first jewelry collection, as well as the Sketchs illustration collection. Inspired by rock, gothic, sexy, architectural or romantic, the dream takes shape. In 2019, the 2XC Showroom project was born, a place dedicated to the creation and realization of tailor-made projects.
It's time to discover the world.
In 2021, 2XC changes its name to LYC in order to better respond to its evolution. I am finally creating my brand.
The boutique joins the workshop in our showroom on rue des Chavannes and presents itself under the name “The Selection” and becomes one with “LYC the Brand” in a location adapted to both activities.
To be continued...