| 1979-83 | trained as a goldsmith at the Hanau State Drawing Academy, | |
| 1983-88 | employed as a goldsmith at several workshops | |
| 1988-94 | studied at Nuremberg Fine Arts Academy | |
| 1993 | admitted to master class | |
| 1994 | diploma | |
| since 1994 | free lancing with own studio in Nuremberg | |
| since 1998 | Lecturer at the Werkbund Werkstatt Nuremberg | |
| 1996 - 2014 | member of Forum for Applied Art Nuremberg | |
| 2001 | teaching appointment at Pforzheim University, School of Design |
Exhibitions - (selection)
| 2020 | "Danner Prize 2020. 100 years Danner Foundation", Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Munich ➡ | |
| 2017 | "Baustelle", Galerie für angewandte Kunst, Munich | |
| 2014 | "Dannerpreis 2014", Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg | |
| 2012 | "Der Silberbecher", Bayerisches National Museum, Munich | |
| 2011 | "In eigener Sache 2", Galerie für angewandte Kunst, Munich Neues Museum; Nuremberg |
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| 2009 | "Was bleibt ist Schmuck" Neues Museum Nuremberg, "Tafelfreuden", Handwerksform Hannover "auf EinenBlick: Gefäße" Neues Museum Nuremberg |
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| 2007 | "Tafelfreuden" Sonderschau Jahresmesse, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg |
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| 2006 | Collect , Viktoria + Albert Museum, London | |
| 2005 | "Besteck - Werkzeug der Esskultur" Galerie für angewandte Kunst, IHM Munich |
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| 2004 | "thema Stahl", Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim | |
| 2003 | "In eigener Sache", Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg | |
| 2001 | International Designcenter, Nagoya Japan | |
| 1998 | Internationale Silber Triennale, Goldschmiede Haus Hanau "Die Mitte der Tafel", Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg |
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| 1997 | "schön + teuer", Norishalle Nürnberg „Kannen, Kessel, Kasserollen”, Galerie Handwerk, Munich |
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| 1996 | Salon International des Couteaux d‘Art et de la Collection, Paris | |
| 1995 | "Class of ’95", Goldsmith’s Hall London, SICAC Paris, "Rot, Gelb, Blau", Galerie Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd |
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| 1992 | "Mit Vergnügen zu gebrauchen", IHM Munich International Cutlery Design Competition, Sakai |
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| 1990 | "Metall Klasse Nürnberg",Goldschmiedehaus Hanau | |
| 1988 | "Gold:Art+Design", Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, "Ring und Raum", Elfenbein Museum Erbach |
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| 1987 | "email international 2", Coburg |
Bibliography - (selection)
| 2020 | [Cat. Exhib.] Danner Prize 2020. 100 years Danner Foundation, Munich | |
| 2014 | [Cat. Exhib.] Danner Preis 2014, Munich | |
| 2013 | [Cat. Exhib.] 25 Jahre Galerie Isabella Hund, Munich | |
| 2012 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Der Silberbecher", Schriftenreihe des Bayerischen Kunstgewerbevereins, Bd.60, Munich | |
| 2011 | [Cat. Exhib.] "In eigener Sache 2", Hrsg. Forum für Angewandte Kunst, Nuremberg [JRN.] Kunsthandwerk & Design, Issue Sept/Okt |
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| 2004 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Thema:stahl", Pforzheim | |
| 2003 | [Cat. Exhib.] "In eigener Sache", Hrsg. Forum für Angewandte Kunst, Nuremberg | |
| 1998 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Die Mitte der Tafel", Solingen | |
| 1997 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Kannen, Kessel, Kasserollen", Munich | |
| 1990 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Metall Klasse Nürnberg", Hanau | |
| 1988 | [Cat. Exhib.] "Gold: Art+Design", Hamburg [Cat. Exhib.] "Ring und Raum", Erbach |
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| 1987 | [Cat. Exhib.] "email international 2", Coburg |