Biography

University Cooperation Trip Finland "Textile Studies, Makerspaces and Craft-Education".

Archive research, dissertation project "The Beiderwand weaving mill Meldorf as a textile place of remembrance".

Research assistant/PhD position University of Osnabrück/Textile design

Collection development for the Historische Beiderwandweberei of the Stiftung Mensch in Meldorf

At second glance - Bauhaus fabrics as inspiration
Cooperation project Textile Design/University of Osnabrück - Tuchmacher Museum Bramsche
Coordination of the technical realization at the museum jacquard, selection of archive fragments of the Bauhaus master Gunta Stölzl, development of a wool blanket collection with students, documentation, support of the exhibition preparation, public relations and publication

Academic scarf for the doctoral students of the University of Osnabrück
Cooperation Project Textile Design - Presidium University of Osnabrück
Research, student design development, coordination,
Production support Historische Weberei Egelkraut/Udo van der Kolk, documentation, editing of accompanying publication

A dress for the table
Design cooperation with jacquard weaving mill Seegers
Design development, coordination of technical implementation, documentation,
Editing of the accompanying publication

Source of inspiration Sri Lanka
Three-week textile excursion Sri Lanka/University of Osnabrück Prof. Dr. Bärbel Schmidt
Design development of the students for the "Woman Weave Project" in the former Tamil war zone, workshop with Tamil women, visit of NGO's, production sites, universities, cultural institutes and museums

Tufting workshop Sweden
Two-week textile excursion Sweden: Visit to universities, museums and factories,
Tufting workshop in preparation for commissioning of the tufting plant in Osnabrück

Restoration of punched card jacquard with card punching machine, procurement and commissioning of digital jacquard/TC2, research and documentation, material, showcases

Surface and structure - pattern and material
Lectureship Kunsthochschule Kassel/Design of textile products Kunsthochschule Kassel

Advanced training at the Digital Jacquard/Digital Programs
Workshops at Digital Weaving Norway/Vibeke Vestby at Digitaljacquard TC2
Workshops at Fondacione Lisio Florence/Eva Basile on punch card and digital jacquard

2015
Small batch production at the Industrial Jacquard Textiles Center Haslach/Austria
Jacquard Course Fondacione Lisio, Florence Italy

Prototype production at Industriejacquard, TextilLab Tilburg/Netherlands

since 2012
Teaching position Textile Design, University of Osnabrück

2009-2011
In-service master class weaving, master examination

Self-employed in the field of design development/weaving, series/unique pieces, teaching assignments and cooperations

1996-2001
Textile Design Study Hanover University
Guest Semester Somerset College of Art and Design Taunton/Great Britain

1989-1995
Professional years in journalism: public relations, TV editing, traineeship

1983-1989
Journalism studies in Munich

Prizes and awards
2016 2nd prize for applied art Zeughausmesse, Dt. Hist. Museum Berlin
2015 Nomination German Design Award for the jacquard table linen
2014 Nomination Auguste Papendieck Prize Bremen
2014 German Design Award nomination for a series of crêpe fabrics
2013 Lower Saxony State Prize for the Designing Crafts
2013 Honorable Mention Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
2012 Nomination Auguste Papendieck Prize Bremen
2011 2nd prize Designpreis Braunschweig, category Fashion & Textile
1994 Heinrich Böll Fellowship

2016 Grassimusem Leipzig, purchase of a silk stole, hand-woven over 24 shafts.
2014 Grassimuseum Leipzig, purchase of a jacquard runner
2013 Antependium in green for St. Jürgen Church Heuerßen
2002 Antependium for the Expo Church at the Kronsberg Hanover