Embroidery artist and textile designer specializing in multi-sensory, tactile
installations and Braille-integrated works. With over two decades of experience
founding and running a creative studio, I bring innovative techniques in machine
embroidery to immersive exhibition contexts. Seeking to contribute to the Arte
Laguna Prize with a concept that merges visual beauty and tactile accessibility.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
● Master Craftsman Diploma in Embroidery (1999)
● Founder & Director of an independent textile studio (since 2000)
● Pioneered embroidered tactile images and Braille lettering in art
installations (since 2011)
● Ongoing collaboration with the German Central Library for the Blind on
tactile book and merch projects
EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
● “The Beauty of the Blind” (Multi-Sensory Exhibition)
Role: Central contributor of tactile-Braille works | 2013
● “PUNKT!” Remotegallery Zwickau
Solo presentation of tactile embroidery installations | 2022
● West–East Inspirations in Textiles
Selected embroideries from Afghanistan | Textile & Motorsport Museum
Hohenstein-Ernstthal | 2024
● Arte Laguna Prize (application in progress)
Proposed project: “Touché” integrating layered embroidery, Braille
narrative, and sensory interaction
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
● Special Microproject Prize Chemnitz – European Capital of Culture 2025
● UNIC Award, EUCREA e.V., Hamburg | 2014
● WORTH Partnership Project Finalist | 2019
● Social Impact Lab Leipzig Scholarship | 2017–2018
ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES
● Hand-stitch embroidery (surface, relief, mixed media)
● Machine embroidery for large-scale installations
● Braille and tactile-relay design
● Multi-sensory exhibit planning and execution
EDUCATION
● Master Craftsman Diploma, Embroidery Craft | Sommer 1999
● Textile Technician Training, Embroidery Specialization | Graduated 1992
● Secondary School Completion | 1989
