Didier Guillon

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

Didier Guillon
Born	(1953-03-28) March 28, 1953 Neilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality	French Swiss
Alma mater	Pantheon-Assas University
Occupation	Art collector entrepreneur philanthropist
Known for	Owner of Valmont Group, Swiss cellular cosmetic expert
Spouse(s)	Sophie Guillon

Early life and education

Guillon was born on March 28, 1953 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His father was a businessman and his mother belonged to 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 June 17, 2018.
2. "Fondation Valmont presenta l'esposizione "Beauty and the Beast"". beautytudine (in Italian). June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
3. "La société vaudoise Valmont acquiert la parfumeuse du pape". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved June 17, 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 June 17, 2018.
5. "Didier Guillon on the Valmont Foundation". Flash Art. July 29, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
6. Média, APB. "Didier Guillon candidat". bigouden.tv (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
7. "Valmont, la beauté Swiss made". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
8. "La Maison Valmont opens first North American store in Vancouver". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
9. "Arte y belleza en el 'spa'". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
10. "The latest from Valmont | WAG MAGAZINE". www.wagmag.com. Retrieved June 17, 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 June 17, 2018.
12. "Valmont, l'art de la beauté suprême". Paris Capitale (in French). Retrieved June 17, 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 June 17, 2018.
14. "Beauty and the Beast – L'Officiel". lofficielitalia.com (in Italian). Retrieved June 17, 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 June 17, 2018.
16. "Beauty and the Beast – Upper Magazine". Upper Magazine (in Italian). May 15, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
17. "Le Château de Nyon accueille les merveilles de la Fondation Valmont – BOLERO" (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
18. "7 mostre da vedere nell'estate 2016". My Luxury (in Italian). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
19. Casale, Rocky. "Creating Judi Harvest's Soft Pillows of Murano Glass". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
20. "Beauty and the Beast a Venezia – Vogue.it". Vogue (in Italian). May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
21. "Beauty and the Beast: a Venezia una mostra d'eccezione". Fashion in Town (in Italian). July 11, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
22. "Maison Valmont's Intimate Art Exhibition in a Swiss Castle – Galerie". galeriemagazine.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
23. "Le contemporain envoûte le château". lacote.ch (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2018.