Juan Carlos was born in France but his Spanish origins strongly influenced his future personal formation. His belonging to French and Spanish cultures has fostered his open-mindedness and helped him to become a deeply tolerant person.
Very young, Juan Carlos Rustarazo discovers the luminosity and the power of crystal glass. He becomes rapidly fascinated with the making of this material when his father, a glass-master, and his uncle, a glass-cutter, introduce him to this magic world.
When Juan Carlos turns 13 his family leaves the North of France for Normandy. At 17 years he begins to work in one of the Bresle glass companies. It is here that he discovers the production of perfume bottles.
In 1990 in Paris, Juan Carlos met Pierre Dinand. They began to work together.