born in Hamburg, lives and works in Berlin

   
since 1983 art_products

since 1973 Costume design for theater and film
Accessories and furnishings

1970–1973 Hochschule der Künste (College of the Arts), Berlin
Graduate degree, stage costume design

1967–1969 Werkkunstschule (School of Applied Arts) Hamburg

   

EXHIBITIONS

 
2023/24

'NATUR & TECHNIK' LICHTSKULPTUREN
GALERIE WATSON, HAMBURG

2023

KUNST + MODE, LICHTOBJEKTE + SKULPTUREN
ANNETTE GÖRTZ, BERLIN

2022

INTERVENTION XXX-02, LICHTOBJEKTE
KSB - KIOSK-SHOP/ SEMJON, BERLIN

2018

'HOMO FABER', MICHELANGELO FOUNDATION
LIGHTOBJECT, CINI FOUNDATION, VENICE, ITALY

2017

'SALONE SATELLITE.20 ANNI DI NUOVA CREATIVITÀ'
 LIGHTOBJECTS, MAILAND

2016

''MÄ - AN - DER'  LIGHTOBJECTS, SCULPTURES
GALERIE APOTHEKE, KYOTO - JAPAN

 

 PHOTOS + LIGHTOBJECTS
GALERIE HIRSCHMANN, BERLIN

 

'FASHION ART INTERN. EXHIBITION'
TEXTILE SKULPTURES, ORDOS - CHINA
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2015

'FASHION ART INTERN. EXHIBITION'
TEXTILE SCULPTURES, CHANGSHA - CHINA
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2014 Light objects + sculptures
Galerie Tammen & Partner, Berlin

2013 Light objects
Exhibition at the K2013, International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (for Basell), Düsseldorf

  'We Create Berlin', light objects, product design
Forum Unter den Linden, Berlin

2010 Light objects
Exhibition at the K2010 (for Kuhne), Düsseldorf

2008 'Intervention XXVI', light objects
KioskShop Berlin

2007 'Destination: Berlin'
Baby Footprint, MoMa Design Store, New York

  '007 Strictly Berlin'
Light objects, Galerie der Künste, Berlin

2005 'Négligé Illuminé' – solo exhibition
Light objects, ENBW Berlin

2004 'Polypropylene'
light objects, Zumtobel, Designmai, Berlin

2003 'Négligé Illuminé'
Light objects, Galleria Blanchaert, Milan

2002 'Freiräume' (Open Spaces) – Installation
University of the Arts, Berlin

1999 'Children of Berlin' – Erich Honecker, 40 silkscreen prints
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York

 1998 'Design mit Zukunft' – Philippe Starck
Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne

  'Salone Satellite'
Light objects, International Furniture Fair, Milan

  Light objects – solo exhibition
Galleria Blanchaert, Milan

1997 'Négligé Illuminé' – solo exhibition
Light objects, Stilwerk, Hamburg

  'Design mit Zukunft' – Philippe Starck
Focke Museum, Bremen

  'Objets du désir'
Museum Bellerive, Zurich

  'Ossessione Rossa'
Galerie Blau, Freiburg

 1996 'Ossessione Rossa' – solo exhibition
Light objects, Le Case d’Arte / Internos, Milan

1995 'Designkreuzzüge' (Design Crusades) – solo exhibition
Light objects, Prediger, Hamburg

1992 'Sculture di Luce' – solo exhibition
Light objects, Jannone Due, Milan

1991 International Furniture Fair
Light objects, Milan

1990 Erich Honecker, 12 acrylic portraits
Elefanten Press Galerie, Berlin

1989 3rd Object and Design Exhibition
Light objects, synthetic bags, Munich

  'Off-On'
Light objects, synthetic bags, Bremen

 1988 'Berlin Produkt' furniture design exhibition
Light objects, Berlin

  'Monumenta'
Light objects, Berlin

1986 Artificial turf objects – 'Transit Berlin West'
College of the Arts, Berlin

  Illuminated table – 'Erkundungen' (Explorations)
International Design Congress, Stuttgart

1984 Bubble Screen
Galerie Perdu, Hamburg

 1983 'Tragbare Phantasie' (Portable Fantasy)
Galerie für Kunsthandwerk, Berlin

 

 

COLLECTORS, PURCHASES, PUBLICATIONS

 

The following institutions own light objects (selection):
Basell/Polyolefins, Houston, Texas
ENBW Energie, Berlin
Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, New York
German Museum of Plastics (Kunstoffmuseum), Düsseldorf
Württemberg State Museum, Stuttgart

The following individuals own light objects (selection):
Galleria A. Jannone
Giulio Castelli
Lisa Ponti
Madame Olivetti
Robert Wilson, New York
Internos Erika Calvi, Milan
Lyonell Basell, headquarters, Houston, Texas

The following institutions sell art_products (selection):
Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in the Gropius Bau, Berlin
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Württemberg State Museum, Stuttgart

Articles have been published in the following:
INTERNI, ITALIEN, 6,7/2004
ZWEISTIMMIG, KUNSTBUCH, DEUTSCHLAND, 2003
INTERNI, ITALIEN, 10/1998
DESIGN JAHRBUCH PHILIPPE STARCK, ENGLAND, 1997/98
FOCUS, DEUTSCHLAND, 1+ 5/1997
DESIGN REPORT, DEUTSCHLAND, 10/1995 + 1/1997
DDN DESIGN DIFFUSION NEWS, ITALIEN, 9/1996 
ITEMS 8, NIEDERLANDE, 1995
ABITARE, ITALIEN, 2/1993
WIND WORLD INTERIOR DESIGN, JAPAN, 8/1992
HARPER’S BAAZAR, DEUTSCHLAND, 4/1992
CASA VOGUE, ITALIEN, 1/1992
MODO, ITALIEN, 12/1991
INTERNI, ITALIEN, 11/1991