The art of goldsmithing

I have been fascinated by jewelry since I was 14 years old, when I decided to become a goldsmith after an internship.

I've been making jewelry for 37 years now and it hasn't lost its magic.

I am interested in the limits, limits of materials, technology, what is feasible, but only in metal: gold, silver, iron. The linear and the contrast form major components of my work.

After 3 years in Italy, I returned to Germany, but this period was not recognized as an apprenticeship, so I apprenticed for another 2 1/2 years with the former Frankfurt Obermeister. After my journeyman's examination, I managed the workshop of a Darmstadt jeweler for 2 years until I realized that classic goldsmithing wasn't enough for me, bored me.

At the same time, I applied for the Hanau Drawing Academy Technical School, for the state-certified jewelry designer and a “graduate diploma of art, silversmiths” at the 'Canberra School of Art, 'Canberra, Australia.

Since 2000, I have been self-employed as an artist (artists' social security fund) in the field of jewelry, equipment and wire objects.

I received the Hessian Design Prize and the Hessian State Prize for my work and took part in many international competitions.

I buy my material exclusively from German companies and recycle the leftovers by melting them down, so almost nothing is lost.

Since 2005, I have had great pleasure giving courses under the motto: “The art of goldsmithing” and thus passing on my expertise in my beautiful goldsmith studio in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen.

. I work in small groups (maximum 5 participants) and this creates a lot of beautiful, individual pieces of jewelry and a lively exchange among the participants.

I offer private events.