Michael Hammers

Michael Hammer ( born August 1, 1965 in Aachen ) is a German artist and designer.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1984 at the Kaiser -Karls -Gymnasium Michael Hammers began his career as a blacksmith. After his apprenticeship he worked in several workshops.

In 1992 he passed the master's examination as a blacksmith and metal designer with honors, and in 1994 founded with the architect John nail the first nail Hammers.1997 own workshops began hammer with a classical vocal training.

2006 saw the launch of freelance work as an artist and designer, the introduction of Michael Hammers Artmanship. Among other things, he designed the Golden wall in the new house for Mozart at the Salzburg Festival. He turned his attention increasingly to also audiovisual works. His avant-garde film From the Infinity of the Cosmos, a tribute to Maria Callas, in 2007 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, premiered.

2007 saw the establishment of the Michael Hammers Studios GmbH. There, working craftsmen, architects, designers and engineers together. Michael Hammers developed primarily artistic and basic technical concepts. His materials are metal, stone, wood, glass, light and color.

2008 Michael Hammer was appointed as cultural ambassador to the Federal Senate of the Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade

Works

Formerly workshops nail hammer

  • 2000: The Millennium Cross Of Light, design Stefano Ricci, Rome
  • 2001: The World 's Largest Crystal Octahedron, gemological Institute of America 's ( GIA ), San Diego
  • 2002: Northern Lights, Swarovski Crystal Worlds, Wattens, Austria
  • 2004: The Swarovski Star Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Michael Hammer, New York
  • 2005: Voyage, Yves Béhar design, Swarovski Crystal Palace, Milan, Italy
  • 2005: Joie, Crystal Waterfall, Top Of The Rock, Rockefeller Center, Michael Hammer, New York
  • 2005: Radiance, Crystal Geode, Top Of The Rock, Rockefeller Center, Michael Hammer, New York

Michael Hammers

  • 2006: Golden wall, Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
  • 2006: Swarovski Gallery, Rockefeller Center, New York
  • 2007: Infinity of the Cosmos, avant-garde film about the life of Maria Callas, Metropolitan Opera, New York
  • 2008: Electric Fountain, Tim Noble and Sue Webster draft, Rockefeller Center, New York
  • 2009: Crystal Wall Beijing, World Financial Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China
  • 2009: The Swarovski Star, light show, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, New York
  • 2010: City Museum Bruck, museum design and exhibition design, Bruck adMur, Austria

Golden wall, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg

Joie, crystal waterfall, Rockefeller Center

Geode, crystal wall, Rockefeller Center

Maria Callas, "From the Infinity of the Cosmos "

Swarovski Star Rockefeller Christmas Tree

Swell

  • Www.michaelhammers.com, official website (English)
  • " Good prospects for New York," FAZ of 26 October 2005
  • " A Star Is Reborn ", New York Times of December 4, 2005
  • " A Star Makeover ," New York Times of 18 November 2009
  • " Rockefeller Tree shines bright", New York Post, December 3, 2009
  • " Rockefeller Tree shines bright", New York Post, December 3, 2009
  • " Bruck has again a city museum," Kleine Zeitung of 9 February 2010
  • Designer
  • German artist
  • Born in 1965
  • Man
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