Curriculum Vitae
Education
1988 Highschool Diploma, Märkisches Gymnasium, Schwelm
1988-91 Gertrud-Bäumer-Schule, Düsseldorf, couture tailoring
1991 Croydon College, London, fashion design (scholarship)
1992-95 Study at Modeschule Düsseldorf, graduated fashion designer and
pattern maker
Professional Experience
since 2009 Art director, Etico Corporation Limited, Hong Kong, www.etico.com.hk
2009 School Fashion, KultCrossing, Cologne, www.kultcrossing.de
since 2007 Head of design, ellis cross protection, Düsseldorf, www.ellis-cp.net
2005-07 Head of design, colours of white, Wuppertal
since 2003 Design, Isabel de Mestre, Krefeld, www.isabeldemestre.de
2000-02 Head of design, cap-network AG, Düsseldorf
since 2000 Various photo projects like Beauty of Kaokoveld, Under Shiva’s Shield,
Monet’s Garden in Giverny (on behalf of the Museum of European
Garden Art)
2000 Concept of the fashion exhibition Inspired by Nature, Museum of European
Garden Art, Düsseldorf
1996-99 Design and production under own Label in Cape Town
1995-96 Design, Roberto Cavalli, Florence, Collections S/S 96 and F/W 96/97
1992-95 Concept and design of the Free Soda collections with Ross Feltus,
Ton Sur Ton, London
1991-95 Styling for commercials, stills and TV, such as C&A, Mattel, Opel, Hohes C
Exhibitions (Selection)
2010 festival for fashion & photography, Wien (G)
Visual Gallery, Photokina, Köln (S)
LCA/Muse Gallery, Longmont, CO (G)
Redux, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, GA (G)
2009 Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi (G)
Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan (G)
Kaman Art Gallery, Jodhpur (G)
2007 Cranbrook Art Museum, Detroit (G)
Dt. Architektur Museum, Frankfurt a. M. (G)
Pro Arte Institute, St. Petersburg (G)
2006 10. Int. Architekturbiennale, Venedig (G)
University of Tokio with Art Deco Museum, Tokio (G)
Pralt Manhatten Gallery / von Alen Institute, New York (G)
2005 Syrius, Düsseldorf (S)
Back Lane Art Gallery, Aachen (S)
Haus der Geschichte, Bonn (G)
Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (G)
2004 Rauchenstrauch – Joest – Museum, Köln (G)
KW Institute for Contemporary Arts, Berlin (G)
Publications (Selection)
2008 Künstler Tatorte, Künstlersiedlung Franz – Jürgens – Strasse, Edition Braus
2006 Meisterwerke der Gartenkunst, Gabriele Uerscheln, Reclam
2005 Shrinking Cities, Hatje Cantz
Lumas, Editions Galerie, Berlin
2004 Rautenstrauch- Joest – Museum, Namibia-Deutschland, A separated History
2003 Photography, Kris Scholz, Editon Braus
