Born: 1953 in Hilden, Germany

Training / Education:
1972/75 teacher training college
1980/83 internship Bochum, Düsseldorf, Germany
1983/87 internship ateliers Neuss, Düsseldorf, Germany
1987/92 Academy of Design, Düsseldorf, Germany

Work Experience:
1995/96 Designs for „Berolina”, Pforzheim
2004 workshop-leading at FH- Hanau, „Sommer Akademie”
Exhibitions ( Solo & Group Shows):
1989 Müller, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
1990 Gallery Cebra, Düsseldorf, Germany
1991 Stadt Museum Düsseldorf, Germany
1992 VDSI, Pforzheim, Germany
1993 „Manu Factum `93”, Handelskammer Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 Stadtbücherei Hilden, Germany
1994 solo`s in Bochum, Stuttgart, Munich, Germany
1995 „Manu Factum `95”, Museum for Applied Arts , Cologne, Germany
Gallery Alpha, Würzburg, Germany
Stadt Museum Düsseldorf, Germany
1996 Galerie Hèlène Porèe, Paris, France
1998 Jewelry Moves Nat. Museum, Scotland, UK
1999 „Manu Factum `99”, Klingen Museum, Solingen, Germany
Studio Gr. 20, Padova, Italy
2000 Design Center Fair, Essen, Germany
2000 20 th Century Int. Art Fair NY, Repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
2001 Nine East, Nine West, De Novo Gallery Palo Alto, curated by Charon Kransen
Sotheby’s London, UK
2002 „Formate”, Bottrop, Germany
„nicht ohne” Project of the FH Düsseldorf,
exhibitions in: Deutsches Golschmiedehaus, Hanau
ADK, Düsseldorf , Germany
Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany
2004 solo exhibition „ Stadtsparkasse Essen”, Germany
„Natur ganz Kunst”, Museum für Kuns und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
since 1996 co-operation with Charon Kransen Arts (SOFA New York, Palm Beach, Chicago)USA
since 2002 Inhorgenta, Munich, Art Fair, Germany
Awards / Grants:
1995 Buchbinderei Mergemeier, Düsseldorf, Germany
1999 „Loving Energy”, Competition, Tokyo: commendation