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1962
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born in Hamburg
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1984-86
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studied art history at Hamburg University
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1985-92
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studied industrial design at the HfBK (Academy of Fine Arts), Hamburg
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| 1987 |
3-month period of study in Rome |
| 1988-90 |
studied jewellery design as a guest student at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung (College of Design), Pforzheim
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produced the series Conventional Jewellery, of which one object was serially produced by the firm Best Friends
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1991
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5-month period of study in Amsterdam; produced Fretworks I – Genital ornaments for men
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1992-96
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Being beautiful – Fretworks II – Table centrepieces
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1993
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employed as a draughtsman in various architectural offices in Hamburg
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1994
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project leader for creative design in the AWO-Zentrum Dosse-Park in Wittstock in Brandenburg (working with disabled people)
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1995
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awarded 15th “Arbeitsstipendium für bildende Künstler” (artist maintenance grant) by the Hamburg Ministry of Arts; has been a freelance artist since 1995
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Newly Opened Emblematick Cabinet – drawings
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1996
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etchings
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training in various skills as a craftsman (wood marquetry, scagliola marbling)
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film documenting Fretworks I for the TV programme “Wa(h)re Liebe” (VOX) presented by Ernie Reinhardt
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established archive of gift wrapping paper for the Hamburg company Waltraut Bethge |
1997-99
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The Amber Room – wall objects
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1998
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illustrations, icons and logos for multimedia applications for the DGB-Bildungswerk (German trades union college)
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1999
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1st prize in the “Kunst am Bau” competition (Art on buildings) awarded by the SAGA municipal housing association in Hamburg: floor mosaic at Talstrasse 71; supervision of construction work
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seit 2000
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editions of laser-cut stainless steel objects (to be continued)
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2002
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lecturer for the history of advertising at the Design Academy Berlin
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further education courses on fostering creativity for staff of various welfare organizations
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2003
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“art in buildings” project for the newly completed Hotel Le Royal Meridien Hamburg, commissioned by the Volksfürsorge collection (swimming pool, bar, glass design, miniatures)
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represents Germany at the 2nd Jilin Artfair of Wood Sculpture in China
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Epitaph – large-format, emblematic fretwork piece
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seit 2003
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represented by Galerie Ruth Sachse, Hamburg
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2004
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metal sculptures
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since 2005
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private “art in buildings” commissions in Berlin
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2007
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2nd prize in competition for a new design of the underground station Tierpark Hagenbeck (Hagenbeck zoo), Hamburg
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since 2007
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large two-dimensional ornaments, wallpaper
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joins the BBK Berlin (professional organization of artists)
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2008
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wallpaper designs commissioned by the griffelkunst association, Hamburg
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| 2010 |
competition school canteen, Bölsche-Schule, Berlin
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redesign café Bierhimmel, Berlin
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| 2011 |
series Competitions
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