SHORT BIOGRAPHY

1967 born in Konstanz (Germany)
1987-91
Staatliche Zeichenakademie Hanau (Germany), apprenticeship as a silversmith
1991-94
Silversmith under Georg Jensen and Allan Scharff in Copenhagen (Denmark)
1994-99
Academy of Fine Arts Nürnberg (Germany), class for jewelry and holloware
(1997 appointed “Meisterschüler”)
since 1999
own studio in Lübeck (Germany)
2004
Visiting Artist in the Gold- and Silversmithing Workshop at the School of Art, Canberra (Australia)

AWARDS

1996
Award of the Academy of Fine Arts, Nürnberg
1998
“Bayerischer Staatspreis” (honorary prize of the german federal state of Bavaria for young designers)
1999
Award of the “Justus Brinkmann Society”, Hamburg
2000
Award from the “Paul Brockhaus Foundation”, Lübeck
2001
“2. Hessischer Staatspreis” (state prize of the german federal state of Hessen for german arts and crafts)
2002
“Bayerischer Staatspreis” (state prize of the german federal state of Bavaria)
 2007
2. Prize Cutlery, 15. Silvertriennal

COLLECTIONS

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Museum for Applied Art), Hamburg
Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum for Applied Art), Berlin
St. Annen – Museum, Lübeck
Museum für angewandte Kunst (Museum for Applied Art), Frankfurt
Silver Museum Sterckshof, Antwerpen (Vic Janssens Collection)    

GROUP EXHIBITIONS  (selection)

1992
“10. Silbertriennale”, Hanau
1996
“Tischgerät”, Artcollection of the city of Limburg
1997
“Kannen Kessel Kasserollen”, Crafts Galery, Munich
“Wertsachen”, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg
1998
“Babettes Fest”, Crafts Galery, Munich
“Tischgerät”, Galery Metallum, Stockholm
1999
Galery “im Kelterhaus”, Hocheim(Main)
2000
“Contemporary Arts and Crafts from Germany”, India
Galery Marzee, Nijmegen(Netherlands)
“Triennale of Northern German Arts and Crafts”, Schleswig
2001
“Metallgerät”, Galery for Applied Art, Munich
“Schlaraffenland”, Crafts Galery, Munich
“Contemporary Silversmiths in Lübeck”, St. Annen Museum, Lübeck
2002
“Candlesticks”, Galery for Applied Art, Munich
“Spoons”, Galery ”im Kelterhaus”, Hochheim(Main)
“Gruss aus Lübeck”, Galery Metallum, Stockholm
“Grassimesse”, Grassimuseum Leipzig
2003
Galery “im Kelterhaus”, Hochheim (Main), (with Dörte Behn and Anja Schönmeyer)
“Metallformen”, Crafts Galery, Munich
“Triennale of Northern German Arts and Crafts”, Cismar
2004
“Beakers”, Galery ”im Kelterhaus”, Hochheim(Main)
„German Silver after Bauhaus: the Vic Janssens Collection“ , Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerpen
“Container” , Galery Bilk, Canberra
2005
“COLLECT”, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
“Werkkunst 2005”, museum Eckernförde
“Teapots”, Espace Art & Objets, Lausanne
Museum für das Fürstentum Lüneburg, Lüneburg  
2006                      
Espace Art et Objets, Lausanne (with Berthold Hoffmann)
“Nürnberger Silber “, Zeughausmesse, Berlin
“COLLECT”, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2007
“15. Silvertriennal”
“Danske Sølvsmede“, Museet på Koldinghus, Kolding(DK)