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is a cultural sociologist Studies in art history, German studies, sociology and psychology Research assistant in psychology at the Technische Universität Berlin for the research

The author and collector (b. 1935) studied architecture and law and alongside his job as a lawyer has devoted himself for decades to the topic

Trygve Ask is Senior Project Manager at Scandinavian Business Seating AS, owner of the office chair brands HÅG, RBM and RH. He is an industrial

Born in Berlin, is a visual artist, goldsmith and scientist. Lived over 20 years in London earned her MA in History and Theory of Modern

Senior curator at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway, has curated numerous exhibitions, including Hverdagsliv: Everyday Life, MiST – Nordenfjeldske

1965 born in Friedrichshafen (DE) 1986-1990 Staatliche Zeichenakademie Hanau, apprenticeship as a goldsmith 1993-1999 Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, professor Otto Künzli 1999 own studio

Lawyer, lives in Vienna. For decades he engages himself in jewellery. Email: office@bollmann.at   HELFRIED KODRÉ

Art historian, who studied art history, Romance languages and classical archaeology. Her doctoral dissertation (1998) was on the Château Vaux-le-Vicomte. She has worked at the

Michael Brix, art historian and professor at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Received a doctorate on Baroque festive decoration of the Habsburgs. Long-term engagement

1957 born in Oslo, Norway Lives and works in Oslo, Norway APPRENTICESHIP 1974–75 Oslo Yrkesskole, Jewellery department, Oslo (N) 1975–79 MTS Vakschool Schonhooven (NL) 1980–83

Michael Buhrs is an art historian and, since 2007, director of the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich. Exhibitions he has curated include retrospectives of the

Born 1961, studied history, art history and literature in Bielefeld, Pisa, Venice and Utrecht. 2000 to 2007 research assistant at the Institute for Art History