Serge Huguenin
Bell founder
La Chaux-de-Fonds

« Among the distant and multiple inventions of man, the bell is perhaps the one that remains closest to him: it escapes the dangerous initiatives of progress. »

Born in 1964 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Serge Huguenin trained as a sanitary installer. From 1987, he became a moulder-founder in the workshop on the Ruelle du Repos, created in 1924. Since 1990, he has been involved in the aim of taking over the foundry. True enthusiast, he wishes to perpetuate, in the same spirit, one of the beautiful crafts of our region.

« You should know that since those very remote times, bells have played all sorts of roles. »

The Blondeau workshop specializes in the foundry of bronze bells, in particular bells intended for the Olympic Games. Their manufacturing techniques have remained unchanged since the Bronze Age and the workshop exudes a timeless atmosphere.

Honors

2016 Artisan 2016, JEMA Neuchâtel

Connections

ARCINFO: http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/regions/montagnes/une-cloche-chaux-de-fonniere-sonnera-aux-jeux-olympiques-de-rio-502916

RTS: http://www.rts.ch/audio/la-1ere/programmes/croque-metier/3196174-serge-huguenin-mouleur-fondeur-de-cloches-17-08-2011.html

L’Express: http://www.journeesdesmetiersdart-vaud.ch/images/revue-de-presse/media-EXPRESS-20160323b.pdf

L’Impartial: http://www.journeesdesmetiersdart-vaud.ch/images/revue-de-presse/media-IMPARTIAL-20160323b.pdf