| 1963 |
Born in Aachen, Germany |
| 1979 – 83 |
Education as a goldsmith |
| 1985 – 86 |
Basic studies at the College of Art Maastricht, Netherlands |
| 1986 |
Education as gemologist in Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| 1991 – 93 |
Education at the College for Gemstone and Jewellery Design in Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| 1993 |
Opening of his own shop in Aachen |
| 1997 |
De Beers competition: “Diamonds Today” |
| 2000 |
Inhorgenta Fair Red Dot Award 2000, prize for high design quality for the ring “Contura” |
| 2001 – 04 |
Jewellery Fair in Munich, first official presentation of “Contura” at the International Jewellery Fair, Tokyo |
