Alexandre Bigot first trained in the sciences before excelling in the arts. He obtained a degree in physics in 1884. He also received a doctorate in chemistry and became interested in creating enamels similar to natural gems.

After a brief stay in the workshop of Paul Beyer (1873-1945) in Switzerland and having become aware of the limits imposed by his laboratory work in Paris, Bigot set up his first kiln in 1889 in Aunay, his hometown (now Aulnay), which has since become a district of Mer. In 1889, like many artists of his generation, he was impressed by the oriental ceramics he discovered at the Universal Exhibition of 1894.

Among these artists was Jean Carriès, who, like him, had his own studio and was doing research on ceramics. The two artists corresponded about their respective research into ceramics and Bigot showed a keen interest in Carriès' research. His expertise in chemistry made Bigot an advisor to the sculptors Chapelet and Carriès as well as a collaborator of the chemist Henry Le Chatelier. For the practical side (turning and molding), he received advice from Raphaël Tessier (1860-1937).