1962 Born in Karlsruhe, Germany 1983 – 89 Journalism Diploma Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany 1989 – 95 Working as a journalist 1996 – 01 Textile Design Diploma, University of applied Sciences and Arts Hannover one term Guest Student Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Taunton, GB since 2001 Workshop for weaving & textile design 2009 – 11 Masterclass weaving, German Meister examination of Weaver 2012/13 lectures Universität Osnabrück, Textiles experimental jacquard series, Textillab Textilmuseum Tilburg, Netherlands 2013/14 postgraduate „Shuttle“ Jacquard weaving, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria with Tim Parry/Great Britain and Marga Persson Selected Exibitions 2014 TIM – Textil- und Industrie-Museum Augsburg Grassimuseum Leipzig Slowcraft, Designcenter Stuttgart Heimtextil Frankfurt 2013 Lower Saxony State Prize, Hannover Contestworks for the Auguste Papendieck Preis, Bremen Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea – German Arts and Craft 2012 Handweavers Studio & Gallery London “Weaving Textiles”, Großbritannien Grassimesse Leipzig 2011 Texile Kultur Haslach, Österreich Textilmuseum Neumünster Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg 2010 Zeughausmesse Berlin Grassimesse Leipzig Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (auch 2009) Prizes and Honors Nominierung German Design Award 2015 Jacquard-Tablerunner-Collection Nominierung German Design Award 2014 Crêpeweaving/Fanreed-Weaving Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea – German Arts and Craft, (honorable mention) Niedersächsischer Staatspreis für das gestaltende Handwerk 2013 Nominierung Auguste Papendieck Preis 2012 Designpreis Braunschweig, 2. Preis Fashion & Textile 2011 Heinrich-Böll-Stipendium 1993