1. Where were you born and where are you from ?

I was born in Bambert, Germany, a northern Bavaria territory

2. What is your first memory connected to the art world ?

My cousin Andrea, and the tomb of Tutankhamen

3. Have you always worked in the art/design field ?

Other than doing a stint in retail I have always worked creatively

4. What led you to the design creation ?

Studying design at Camberwell College of Arts in London.

5. How would you describe your creative process and it influences ?

First and foremost, well researched. I am influenced by historical methods and skills and try to bring them into the twenty-first century.

6. Could you describe a typical day of your work ?

There is no typical day; projects are so varied due to materiality, style, and other challenges

7. Why did you choose the specific materials you work with ?

Traditional materials are at the heart of what I do, they are more often than not more environmentally friendly than more modern processes. Traditional materials such as wood brass and ceramics are also more durable and built to last, not throw away.

8. What are the technical particularities of your creations ?

There are technical limitations in my creations due to the materiality of each work. Mixing traditional skills and modern techniques and prioritising low tech intervention over high tech.

9. What advices could you give to beginning artists who would like to create sculptural design works ?

Be true to yourself
Set trends, don’t follow them
Be more unique

10. If your works had to belong to a design movement, in which one would you define it ?

The Viennese Secession, it is the purest and most minimal form of Art Nouveau

11. What designers have influenced you ?

Oscar Neimayer, for his principles around creating buildings for the people, such as the United Nations building. I’m more inspired by artists than designers so I would argue people like Koloman Moser and Sophie Tauber-Arp are also influences

12. What contemporary designers do you appreciate ?

Michael Anastassiades and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

13. What contemporary artists (in any kind of art) have you been inspired by ?

Cornelia Parker, her installation “An Exploded View” was particularly impactful, as well as her work at the V&A

14. If you had to summarize your creations in one word or sentence, what would it be ?

Honest

15. Is there anything you would like to add ?

The importance of individualism in gallery pieces

Proust Questionnaire with very short answers (one or a few words) :
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust. Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde, Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)