It was a long journey for Stephan Siepermann to discover his true love of crafts and how he could forge a career out of it. The voyage began with his passion for music, so he started off spending three years guitar making. Valuable though this experience was, it was his love of carpentry that won over his passion for music. His next training, was an apprenticeship as a furniture restorer specialising in medieval wooden furniture, based in Kevelaer, Germany. During these three years he mastered woodturning, wood staining and learnt how to construct small parts for restoration. But throwing caution to the wind, he switched his attention once again, this time to concentrate on design, studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven for four years to expand his creative vision of crafts. Today, his unique combination of crafts and creative ideas is best illustrated in his playful pieces, such as Mr Knox, a safe with a wooden mechanism, or Locky, a series of reinterpreted archetypal sports lockers made from wood. By translating metal cabinets and intricate details such as the locks and the safe mechanism into wood, Stephan shows how precision matters – but you can still have fun, as he adds a humorous touch.
Stephan Siepermann
