CREATIVE DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER
Trained in fine arts & industrial design, Sylvain was scouted by BMW, where he began his career as a working student at the age of 19, before spending several years there as a designer.
After spending 5 years at the Richemont Group as a design manager, then an other 5 as Chief Product Officer at Breitling, he came to realize that he needed more creative freedom. The kind of freedom that simply can’t be given in a large corporate structure. September 2022 is the turning point where he decides to create the company Berneron SA.
Academy Member of the GPHG since 2023, Sylvain continues to develop technical and industrial knowledge, playing an active role in the watchmaking industry as well as in collectors community.
SYLVAIN BERNERON
ARCHITECT & CO-FOUNDER
After a double degree in a major Business School, Marie-Alix worked for several years in the luxury goods sector, in particular at Chanel Horlogerie in product development, being passionate about the spirit of excellence, the aesthetic research and the perpetuation of know-how specific to this universe.
Her interest for major societal issues as well as her creative sensitivity recently led her to retrain as an architect. She now thrives in this extremely rich and wide-ranging field, in dialogue with so many other disciplines. In a broader sense, it’s also about the way we inhabit the world… Extremely sensitive to her living environment, she always keeps an eye out for the wonders of everyday life, inspiring encounters or poetic contemplation.
Marie-Alix supports Sylvain in the development of Berneron, discussing graphics, design or brand vision, happy to make a side contribution to the edifice.
