A Roman made from marzipan
Of course, this post is not meant entirely seriously and should therefore be seen as a welcome change from my often too strict goldsmith's everyday life 😉: I was born in April 2024...
Our studio stamps “St.” and “UF”
When making replicas of historical goldsmith objects on the basis of original craftsmanship and extensive patination methods, we regularly come very close to the effect and charisma of the historical originals. ...
“Our” ring in the current GEO
The magical ring of Paußnitz, whose replicas we produce for the museum shop of the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale) and which is currently the focus of the exhibition “Rings of Power”, …
Molding of a Roman Bacchus figure
During my internship as a restorer at the LVR State Museum in Bonn (then still the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, in short: “RLMB”), I was given the unusual task of making a cast of a Roman Bacchus figure. The so-called …
1st prize in the goldsmiths' guild apprenticeship competition in Münster in 1990
It was a long, long time ago, but I still remember it fondly and with gratitude: I was very fortunate to have what were probably the best trainers back then, ...