I started learning as a lapidary when  I was 14 in Chritin’s  workshop, which  was founded in 1906 by a precursor of  this profession in Barcelona, and where I stayed  until its closure.
	My first job was as a polisher, and  when I had the control of this part and I had  acquired the knowledge about the facets  and materials, I started cutting gems.
	In 1985 I opened my own workshop in  Barcelona, in Gracia district.  With the  arrival of the new century and seeking  a better quality of life in a rural place, I moved to the Anoia and, later , to the  Pallars.
	Joan Martín