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Vita |
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1969 |
Born in Annaberg-Buchholz/Germany |
1976 to 1986 |
Schooltime in Annaberg-Buchholz |
1986 to 1988 |
Apprenticeship as an advertising designer at Chemnitz (former Karl-Marx-Stadt) |
1988 to 1990 |
Work as advertising designer in Annaberg-Buchholz |
1990 |
Interest in bobbin laces and other textile forming techniques, participation in painting and graphics classes |
1990 to 1993 |
Textile design student at the College For Applied Arts, Schneeberg (specialization bobbin laces) |
1993 |
Guest seminar at the College For Design, Pforzheim, Jewellery Department |
1994 |
Degree als diploma designer (FH) at the College For Technology And Economy, Zwickau, Applied Arts Department, Schneeberg |
since 1995 |
Freelance designer |
1996, 1997 |
participation in "Talente 96" and "Schmuck 97" shows at the Internationalen Handwerksmesse Munic Trade Fair |
1998 |
Member of the Jury at the International Design Contest of The German Bobbin Laces Association |
1998 |
Design of accesoires for the fall/winter collection of CHANEL |
since 1997/98 |
participation in the Frankfurt trade fairs "Ambiente" and "Tendence" |
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Exhibitions and Displays nationwide and international |
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Instructor at courses in modern lace design |
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Awards |
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1992 |
Design contest on topic "Money" of the Kreissparkasse bank, Aue (one of two winners) |
1995 |
International contest "I-Design" for bobbin laces and stitching of the Federation Francaise des Dentelles et Broderies, Paris, France (3 awards) |
1996 |
Award in the "Johann Michael Maucher Wettbewerb" Contest |
1999 |
Hessischer Staatspreis für das Deutsche Kunsthandwerk (winner) |
2008 |
Honor prize of the Danner Foundation, Munich |
2009 |
Bayerischer Staatspreis |
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Works within public collections and exhibitions |
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Museum für Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt am Main |
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Erzgebirgsmuseum Annaberg-Buchholz |
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Museum für Kunst and Kulturgeschichte Dortmund |
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Publications |
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Nov./Dec. 1996 |
Kunsthandwerk & Design |
Aug./Sept. 1997 |
Schmuck-Magazin |
Dec. 1997 |
Design Report |
Aug. 2000 |
Goldschmiedezeitung |
March 2005 |
GZ Art+Design |
Dec. 2007 |
Burda Modemagazin |
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