Born in Kiel in 1972
After graduating from high school with a German Abitur and completing a gilder apprenticeship, she studied jewelry design at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf in Germany and the Escola Massana in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2002, she earned her degree in jewelry design from the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf.
Since 2003, she has worked as a freelance designer at her own workshop in Düsseldorf.
Since 1998, featured at national and international exhibitions
Galerie Cebra, Düsseldorf
Werkstattgalerie, Berlin
Bauhaus-Archiev (Museums-shop), Berlin
Galerie Isabella Hund, Munich
Galerie Marzee, Nimwegen
Galerie V&V, Vienna
Expo Arte, Oslo
Le Arti Orafe, Florence
Since 2003, appearances at the Inhorgenta Europe trade fair in Munich
Since 2004, “Kubus“-bangles for the Gebr. Niessing company
Prizes
2004 Inhorgenta Innovationspreis for extraordinary achievements in the field of contemporary jewelry design
2001 Federal German Ministry for Education, Sciences, and Research “SAFE“ program patent application
Claudia Hoppe designs her jewelry using classical forms and materials that nevertheless surprise. Her bangles come without typical lock mechanisms, while the combinable bangles‘ provocative mix of materials (silver, gilded silver, colored plastic) and their inter-changeable elements invite the wearer to experiment.
Claudia Hoppe on her own work:
“As a child I liked to play with paper. I was intrigued by the thin material and I liked the challenge of tur-ning it into a three-dimensional fantasy object. A piece of paper could go through dramatic changes: One moment it could lie flat on the table - hardly visible from the side - and the next moment it would be voluminous and sometimes even capable of flying.”
Website
www.claudia-hoppe.de
