SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN FREIBURG 2026

Making suitable clasps and catches for necklaces or bracelets is an exciting subject for advanced amateurs. Felix Stüssi will present a whole range of different clasps and catches classical as well as surprisingly simple individual solutions. The participants choose samples that appeal to them to be reproduced in their own work. Good technical skills and soldering knowledge are necessary for this class.
Course Instructor: Felix Urs Stüssi Goldsmith, Designer FH , Gemmologist DGemG

Participants will learn how to make traditional Japanese metal alloys such as shakudo, shiro shibuichi and nami shibuichi. This is followed by a demonstration and practice session on Nunomezogan surface embossing. The metal piece to be worked on is secured in chiselling putty, then the surface of the base material is roughened with a sharp chisel, after which a thin metal foil is hammered into this roughened structure and flattened. Various patination techniques using Japanese recipes are presented and applied.
Course instructor: Takayoshi Terajima studied traditional metalworking at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he learned traditional Japanese surface design techniques, among other things. He applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and studied under Otto Künzli and Karen Pontoppidan. His master's degree in Tokyo was followed in 2018 by a diploma in Munich with a thesis that relates both cultures.
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This week, individual jewelry projects can be realized with the support of Felix Stüssi.
The workshop is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Spaces can be reserved in advance for the entire week or for individual days.

Enamel is the permanent fusion of the two materials metal and glass. The variety of colours and techniques offers the creative enameler an inexhaustible field of application possibilities. Experimental and artistic enameling is the focus of this seminar. It can be used both on and in the surface as well as in the mold. Various enameling techniques, like cell emulation, and industrial enamel technology, are then taught.
Course instructor: Mandy Rasch from Erfurt is a goldsmith with a design degree. She works at her own studio. Teaches, as a lecturer at the Erfurt Chamber of Crafts, participates in many exhibitions and in the organization of the Erfurter Schmucksymposium.

The Japanese term Mokume Gane means “wood grain in metal,” which aptly describes the visual effect of this ancient Japanese technique. Thin sheets of copper, silver, palladium, or gold and their alloys are welded together in several layers. Structures (patterns) are incorporated into the resulting ingot by partially removing the surface. Since the ingot or ring blank is produced using a simplified process with the aid of a burner, participants will be able to make their own Mokume Gane jewelry with little effort after the course.
Course instructor: Georg Schulte, goldsmith training, 1996–2002 journeyman. Since 2004, lecturer for Mokume Gane and head of the Oeding goldsmith workshop.
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