1952 born in Bayreuth, Germany
1986-1988 Lecturer at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung, Pforzheim, Germany
1991 Lectureship at the Fachhochschule für Design, Düsseldorf
1991, 1993 Lecturer at Royal College, Jewellery Design, London
Since 2002 Professorship for Jewellery and Object at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim, Germany
Works in museums and collections: Vienna, New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, Kyoto, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, s’Hertogenbosch, Leipzig, London, Canberra, Oslo
Awards:
1975, 1980 Gold Medal at the “Benvenuto Cellini” Competition
1984 Prize of the State of Berlin
1991, 2000 Herbert Hofmann Prize, Munich
2004 GRASSI Prize, GRASSI Museum Leipzig
Participation in numerous international exhibitions
