Born in 1947, Jacques Garcia showed a talent for drawing and objects of art at a young age. At the age of eight, he constructed and furnished his first structure at the home of grandparents.[2] Thereafter he attended a school of interior design and completed his education in the applied arts.

He became an avid collector of furniture and royal art objects dispersed after the French Revolution.

For his achievements, he was named commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, and a Chevalier in the order of the Légion d’honneur.