Christiane Köhne, 1980, Böblingen, Germany.

since september 2008: selfemployed as designer and artist in jewellery, painting and objects.

Education:
2007 practical training at Studio Job in Antwerp, B (march-sept)
2004 – 2008 studies at University of Applied Science Pforzheim, D. Jewellery and objects of everyday life; diploma
2004 professional qualification exams with honours
2003 Victor Mayer award 2003 for best jewellery drawing of the year
2001- 2004 apprenticeship to a goldsmith in Pforzheim, D
1990 -1999 Andreae – Gymnasium Herrenberg, D; 

Awards:
2010 „sponsorship award for up-and-coming handicrafts 2010“ financed by the ministry of economics of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Sponsoring Association of Arts and Crafts Baden-Wuerttemberg
2007 special award within the frame of the „Siemens Automation and Drives Gestaltungsworkshop“
2003 „Victor Mayer award 2003“

Exhibitions, fairs:
2011 NieOhneSeifeWaschen, Munich Germany | Plastic flowers don't wilt. Solo show Antwerp, Belgium
2010 „Sieraad 2010”, Amsterdam, NL | „Fünf Schmuck“, temporary gallery; Stuttgart, D | „Kunst Gestaltung Handwerk“, Landesausstellung Kunsthandwerk; Reutlingen, D | „Schmuck und Malerei“ solo exhibition, iiwii gallery; Hamburg, D | „Kunst im französischen Tor“ solo exhibition painting; Landau, D | „Ornament + 10“; Seoul, KOR | „Inhorgenta 2010“, Forum Innovation; München, D
2009 „Sieraad 2009”, Amsterdam, NL | „multiplay - Schmuckvariationen“; Friends of Carlotta; Zürich, CH | „Eunique 2009“; Karlsruhe, D | „design vs. art“; Kunstgalerie p.quadrat, Balingen, D | „SOFA New York“, represented by Charon Kransen; New York, USA | „Silver School“; Galerie Legnica, Legnica,PL | „Inhorgenta 2009“, Brand New New Brand; München, D | „Malerei und Zeichnungen“ solo exhibition, mo.hotel, Stuttgart, D
2008 „Bertha Hereaus und Kathinka Platzhoff Stiftung- Nachwuchsförderwettbewerb“, Hanau, D | „Debut im Schmuckmuseum“; Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, D | „Salone del Mobile- Salone Satellite 2008“, Mailand, I
2007 „Siemens Automation and Drives designsworkshop“; Nürnberg, D;
2005 „Aus dem Buch“; Orell Füssli Krauthammer, Zürich, CH

This brandnew collection focuses on the historical technique of the 'Guilloche'. With this hand engraving which can be achieved with the help of a machine the line receives an incomparable brilliance and illusion of depth that founds the fascination of this technique.
Due to the fact that every line is engraved by hand it takes a lot of concentration and patience to garantuee the regularity and evenness of the pattern which marks this surface design. By 'folding' the plate the transformation from the two into the threedimensional can be managed.
The result of this manufacturing process are handmade one of a kind pieces in series.

Galerie Gesamtmetall. Frankfurt a.M., Germany.
Galerie Kunst und Design – Schmuckwelten. Pforzheim, Germany.
Alto Galleria. Brussels, Belgium.
Gallery ATTA. Bangkok, Thailand.
Charon Kransen. New York, USA.
Friends of Carlotta. Zurich, Switzerland.