| 1958 | Born in Hamburg |
| 1974 - 1977 | Apprenticeship in wood turning at Werner Nehring, Hamburg |
| 1977 - 1982 | Placements with several workshops |
| 1982 - 1988 | Design studies at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg |
| Since 1987 | Own workshop in Hamburg |
| Museum Projects | |
| Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (Art and Craft Museum) | |
| Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloß
Gottorf, Schleswig (Regional Museum of Schleswig-Holstein) | |
| Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg (Labour Museum) | |
| Museum für angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt (Museum of Applied Arts) | |
| Die Neue Sammlung, Staatliches
Museum für angewandte Kunst, Munich (The New Collection, Bavarian State Museum of Applied Arts) | |
| Awards | |
| 1991 | AdK and Gedok Förderpreis (Talent Promotion Award of the Academy of Arts and of the Association of Artists and Artist's Promoters) |
| 2004 | Bayerischer Staatspreis (Bavarian State Award) |
| 2005 | Justus Brinckmann Award |
