SHORT BIOGRAPHY/STATEMENT:

1965 born in munich
1986-89 apprenticeship as cabinet-maker, self-taugh on the side in the field of wood-turning
1990 workshop founded

GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

Exhibitions ( Selection )

1993
Arts and Crafts Gallery, Munich
New York Gift Fair, New York

1994
International Woodturning Exhibition, Melbourne/Australia
Museum of Applied Art, Frankfort on the Main
Museum of Applied Art, Leipsic

1995
Gallery Hilde Leiss, Hamburg

1997
International Woodturning Exhibition, Philadelphia/USA
Arts and Crafts Gallery, Munich
Museum of Applied Art, Hamburg

1998
Gallery Hilde Leiss, Hamburg
Strenesse, Hamburg
Natan, Brussels

1999
Foundation of Applied Art and Design, Bern
Conran Shop, Paris

2000
Miyake Design Studio Gallery, Tokyo

2001
daDriade, Milan

2002
International Fair of Handicrafts, Munich: special show „Exempla“
Sotheby‘s, London
Cream 136, Singapore

2003
Studio Michele de Lucchi, Milan
Gallery Carla Renggli, Zug
Museum of Applied Art, Frankfort on the Main
Museum of Applied Art, Leipsic
KunstRai Amsterdam, Gallery Binnen, Amsterdam
Urs von Unger, Basel
Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris

2006
Mescolanze, Food Festival, Rovereto
Oratorio di San Rocco, Padua

2007
Luminaire, Chicago

since 2004
Exhibition at his workshop, Vesio di Tremosine

since 2005
„Maison & Objet“, Paris

AWARDS:

1992
Bavarian State Award

1993
Hessian State Award, First Prize

1993
Danner Award

1998
Hessian State Award, Third Prize

1999
Danner Honorary Award

2002
Bavarian State Award

2002
Hessian State Award, Third Prize

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Die Neue Sammlung, State Museum of Applied Art and Design, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Danner Foundation, Munich

Kestner Museum, Hanover

Museum of Applied Art, Frankfort on the Main

Museum of Applied Art, Leipsic

National Museum of Württemberg, Stuttgart

Schloß Pillnitz, Dresden

Schloß Gottdorf, Schleswig

Museum of Applied Art, Hamburg

Museum of Applied Art, Lausanne

Fond national d‘Art contemporain, Paris

Collection Grether, Basel

BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS AND ARTICLES):

2007
ZUSCHNITT, Austria
no. 26, p. 26, ill.2007

2006
VOGUE, Germany
no. 10, p. 96, ill.

ELLE DECORATION, Germany
no. 5, p. 158, ill.

METROPOLITAN HOME, USA
volume 38, no. 4, p. 78, ill.

ATELIERS D‘ART, France
no. 63, p. 24, ill.

2005
VILLE GIARDINI, Italy
no. 11, p. 94 - 103, every p. with ill.

CAHIER D‘INSPIRATION, France
no. 7, „Archetypes“, Maison & Objet

SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, Germany
no. 237, p. v2/30

NEW YORK TIMES, USA.
14.09.2005, ill.

SCHÖNER WOHNEN DECORATION, Germany
no. 7, p. 62-66, 68-69, every p. with ill.

RESIDENCE, Netherlands
no. 5, p. 70-77, every p. with ill.

A&W SPECIAL, Germany
no. 5, p. 14, ill.

L‘OBJET D‘ART, France
no. 401, p. 16, with ill.

2004

CRAFT ARTS INTERNATIONAL, Australia
no. 62, p. 25-28, every p. with ill.

SCHÖNER WOHNEN DECORATION, Germany
no. 5, p. 69,71,77, every p. with ill.

2003

VOGUE, Germany
no. 11, p. 125, ill.

PROTAGONIST, Italy
no. 63, p. 124, ill.

RAUM UND WOHNEN, Switzerland
p. 14, ill.

DECORATE LIFE, Germany
no. 1, p. 48-49, every p. with ill.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, Italy
La forza delle cose -Tradizione Valdostana e Design
p. 52-53, ill., p. 96, ill., p. 97

BOLERO, Switzerland
p. 56, ill.

DOMUS, Italy
no. 859, p. 122, ill.

2002 .

LOOKBOOK, Singapore
no. 5, p. 62 - 63, every p. with ill.

SCHÖNER WOHNEN, Germany
no. 12, p. 16 - 17, every p. with ill.

D CASA, Supplement of Repubblica, Italy
no. 290, p. 84,85,87, every p. with ill.

RYUSEI, Japan
no. 482, p. 16-17, every p.with ill.

IDEALES HEIM, Switzerland
no. 12/1, p. 120 ill.

ELLE DECORATION, Germany
Mar./Apr., p. 62 - 66, every p. with ill.

INTERNI, Italy
no. 518, p. 62, ill.

DOMUS, Italy
Apr., p. 45, ill.

BLOOM‘S, Germany
no. 3, p. 14, ill.

ARCHITEKTUR & WOHNEN, Germany
no. 1, p. 42-50, every p.with ill.

INTERNI, Italy
no. 524, p. 228, 231, 232, every p. with ill.

Toepsch, Gaby, „Holz in Vollendung“,
in: EDLE HANDWERKSKUNST, Germany
p. 26 - 2, ill.

WERKSPUREN, Switzerland
no. 88, p. 22 - 2, every p.with ill

ZUSCHNITT, Austria
no. 6, p. 28, ill.2001

LEBEN MIT HOLZ, Germany
p. 68-69, ill.
( das holzland ideenmagazin )

SCHÖN UND GUT, Germany
p. 44, p. 52, p. 62, p. 78, every p. with ill.
150 Jahre Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe- verein

SCHÖN UND GUT, Germany
Positionen des Gestaltens seit 1850
p. 79 ill., p. 85, ill.

Schönwälder, Jürgen,
„Drechseln - Ernst Gamperl,
in: FORM - VOLLENDET,
Der Bayerische Kunstgewerbe - Verein 1851 - 2001
p. 102 - 109, ill.

GEIJUTSU SHINCHO, Japan
February, p. 100-103, every p.with ill.

CASAMICA, Italy
no. 12, p. 89 - 96, every p.with ill.

RYUKO TSUSHIN, Japan
vol. 442, p. 62-65, every p.with ill.

CONFORT, Japan
no. 42, p. 146, ill.

DESIGNERS´ WORKSHOP, Japan
vol. 17, no. 108, p. 68, ill.

GEIJUTSU SHINCHO, Japan
no. 4, p. 96-97, every p.with ill.

LIVING DESIGN, Japan
vol. 11, p. 50-51, every p. with ill.

LIVING DESIGN, Japan
vol. 12, p. 74-79, every p. with ill.