Curriculum Vitae

2008/2009
Teaching activity at HAWK Hildesheim

Since 2007
Freelance Knifemaker and -designer

2007
Diploma thesis "Pattern design in Damascus Steel" (Prof. Werner Bünck)

2003 - 2007
Studies of metal design at HAWK Hildesheim (Prof. Werner Bünck and Prof. Georg Dobler)

2000 - 2003
Employment as journeyman carpenter and cartwright

1998 - 2000
Apprenticeship as carpenter and cartwright

1995 - 1997
Studies of achitecture (Technical University of Braunschweig)

1994 - 1995
Community service

1994
General qualification of university entrance

1974
Born at Werther (Westf.) / Germany

 

Awards

2010
Award "Fixed blade knife of the year" of Deutsches Klingenmuseum (German Blade Museum) and "Society of Knife Collectors", Solingen (Germany)

2008
Special award for applied arts 2008 at Zeughausmesse Berlin (Germany)

2008
Award for "Best Damascus Steel knife" at Dutch Knife Exhibition, Tiel (Netherlands)

2007
3fg-Award for design, Hildesheim (Germany)

2007
Award "Folding knife of the year" of Deutsches Klingenmuseum (German Blade Museum) and "Society of Knife Collectors", Solingen (Germany)

2005
Award "Rings in system", Münchow precision casting corp., Berlin (Germany)

 

Works purchased by public collections

2008
German Historic Museum, Berlin (Germany)

2007
Deutsches Klingenmuseum (German Blade Museum), Solingen

 

Patents

DE 102006047835 - Folding knife "Shapeshifter"

DE 102008017588 - Automatic knife "MagLock"

 

Memberships

German Crafts Association

International Society of Damascus Steel Research

 

Publications

Damaszener Stahl - Theorie & Praxis (Wieland Verlag, 2009)

 

Exhibitions (Selection)

2010
Exhibition Lower Saxony Design & Crafts Award
Handwerksform Hannover (Germany)

2009/2010
Damascus Steel - History of a Legend
Klingenmuseum Solingen (Germany)

2009
sharpArt
Lorenzi int. Cutlery & Gallery Wohlleb, Vienna (Austria)

2009
Triennial exhibition of German Arts & Crafts 2009
Schloss Güstrow (Germany)
Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, Schloss Gottorf (Germany)

2008/2009
International traveling exhibition "Damascus Steel"
Kesselhaus, Kolbermoor (Germany)
Literaturhaus, Immenstadt im Allgäu (Germany)
Bergbaumuseum des Kreises Altenkirchen (Germany)
Palagio Fiorentino, Stia (Italy)
Cultuurfabriek DRU, Ulft (Netherlands)
Ybbsitz (Austria)

2008
Bavarian young designers award 2008
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich (Germany)

2008 / 2009
Exhibition of finalists of the BKV-Award 2008
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein, Munich (Germany)
53. Art Fair, Munich (Germany)
61. International Crafts Fair, Munich (Germany)

2008
Special exhibition "Talents"
60. International Crafts Fair, Munich (Germany)

2007 / 2008
Exhibition of finalists of the BKV-Award 2007
Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein, Munich (Germany)
52. Art Fair, Munich (Germany)
Collect - International Art Fair, London (United Kingdom)
60. International Crafts Fair, Munich (Germany)

2005
Gold - Kokosnuss - Edelstahl - Kunstkammerschätze gestern und heute
Kestnermuseum Hannover (Germany)