Founded in 2016, Papierwerk Glockenbach is the result of its founders long-lasting love affair with the material paper, that started from a completely different point for each of them. Annamaria Leiste was searching for a material that could convey the three dimensional expression of fish scales for a project during her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. She found the solution in the flax fibre and from then on continued her journey into the world of paper. Raphael Grotthuss found his way to working with paper through its acoustic properties “I was searching for the appropriate material for a sound installation, where a "certain crackling" should fill the room, I ended up with paper”. From then on he went deeper and deeper into the paper world's possibilities. In their Munich backyard workshop together they create exquisite paper and paper objects by hand.

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This course is an opportunity for all those who have always wanted to know how surprisingly rewarding it is to make paper themselves. You will create different types of paper, in different formats, take a close look at what's inside paper and get an overview of the different ways of working with pulp. The visit to the Papierwerk Glockenbach will last 5 hours and allow the participants to create different types and formats of paper under the guidance of experienced paper makers.

Create a sheet of paper in Munich

Handcraft your own sheet of paper

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After they received a request for a large amount of large format paper last year, Raphael & Annamaria had to come up with something to produce very large paper as efficiently as possible. In order to do so, they built a large cast table. The casting table is mounted on rollers, to distribute the fibbers evenly with shaking movements.

Großes Kino (Big Show)

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In their wood workshop, Raphael & Annamaria are able to build individual paper moulds and thus realize unusual formats. The moulds can also be watermarked. A lettering or a symbol is sewn onto the scoop with fine copper wire. The fibre pulp settles less at this point when scooping, and becomes correspondingly thinner and more translucent.

Free Form

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The pattern was achieved by spraying fibres in extremely thin layers using a pulp spryer. The compressed air creates a typical dotted structure that embellishes any sheet of handmade paper.

Flying Faxs

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In search of a unique paper for watercolor paintings, but also inkjet print, or acrylic and oil painting, Papierwerk Glockenbach has devel-oped a wonderfully strong paper with a distinctive deckle edge. It con-sists of 80% pure cotton fiber (linters) and 20% flax, which gives the sheet its special stability.

No One

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These handmade sheets of paper were handcrafted from a great variety of fibers such as cotton linters, Flax, Sisal, Abaca, Hemp or cotton and dyed depending on the customer requirements.

Handmade Paper

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Anke Neumann grew up in a former industrial metropolis in Germany. She was a creative child who enjoyed drawing and building huts. After finishing her education, she trained as a textile technology and spinning technician. "Back then, Chemnitz was a major textile and paper manufacturing city. This period greatly influenced my technical sense." She went to Berlin in the early 90s to work in a variety of craft and technical companies until 1998 when she decided to study surface and textile design at the Weissensee Academy of Art. A papermaking course given by Gangolf Ulbricht inspired her to become an assistant to him in his paper production. Using large formats of paper in room concepts immediately fascinated Anke. A new dimension was added by placing light bulbs between layers of paper. In her quest for light-conducting materials, she discovered fiber optics. She set up her own workshop shortly after. The majority of her light sculptures and light installations today are commissioned for private houses and hotels. Anke's work creates captivating atmosphere in rooms.

Neumann, Anke

Illumination through paper

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Richard Maier’s childhood dream was to become an engraver. At the beginning of the 1980s, he attended the engraving course at the HTBL Ferlach institute in Austria. One day the teacher told his father that he was the worst student he had ever had, and that he had better leave school... However, not only did Richard graduate and go on to have a successful career in engraving, a few years ago he was invited to teach students on a workshop at the same school. That’s why his message to young people is: “Believe in yourself and what you do!” In 1994 he started his business with German knife maker Egon Trompeter; since 2008 Maier has been the sole owner of Trompeter & Ritchi.

Maier, Richard

The poetry of engraving

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Initially an apprenticeship in the craft of bookbinding was just intended to be a preliminary step towards restoration studies. That however quickly changed during the course of the apprenticeship as Theresa Wedemeyer began to dive deep into the diverse techniques and centuries-old traditions of her craft: “I realised how versatile this profession is and how satisfying it is to see the result at the end of the day."  Following a visit  to Luxembourg, Theresa Wedemeyer decided to take to the road after finishing her apprenticeship in order to  enrich her skills. After over three years as a journeyman, she set up her own workshop in the little village of Emstek in the north of Germany and completed a course at the Akademie für Gestaltung in Münster. Today, she is known for her unique book designs that are executed with remarkable skill and she teaches at her Alma Mater.

Wedemeyer, Theresa

The book master

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Two of Tina Kraus's most precious talents are a keen eye for detail and enough patience to dedicate herself to extremely delicate artworks, painstakingly assembled in a time-consuming labour of love. 
She studied design and illustration at the University of Applied Sciences in Münster, Germany, where she’s based, and lived in Seoul, South Korea, for a while as an exchange student. Crepe paper is her material of choice; she is constantly experimenting with it and developing new ways to create something original. When she’s not in her studio, she’s either cooking some delicious vegan food or exploring the world on her bicycle.

Kraus, Tina

Recreating the bizarre and the beautiful

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An expert artisan is an accomplished artisan who has been in activity for more than ten years. He or she may also be engaged in passing on their knowledge to the next generations, but they have been doing so for less than seven years. Beyond this, they will become a Master artisan.

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Homo Faber Guide is an online platform dedicated to craftsmanship that allows you to discover artisans and their masterpieces; explore museums, visit galleries and shops selling unique objects; enjoy experiences in cities across Europe and beyond.

Homo Faber Guide is a signature project developed by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, an international non-profit organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, which was set up in 2016 thanks to the intuition of Franco Cologni and Johann Rupert. The Michelangelo Foundation’s mission is to celebrate and preserve master craftsmanship, and for this reason it has created a map of the most significant representatives in this field, with the aim of connecting all its protagonists: artisans, designers, gallery owners, art curators, collectors and enthusiasts of high-quality handmade pieces.

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A master artisan is an accomplished artisan who has been in activity for more than ten years, and who has also been engaged in passing on his or her expertise to the younger generations for more than seven years. This is in keeping with one of the key values of the Michelangelo Foundation: the transmission of knowledge in craftsmanship.

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Find museums handpicked for their links to contemporary craftsmanship and the exquisite collections they have on display. In each city, discover a museum of interest and organise your visit. From Italian museums displaying coral collections, glass pieces and ceramics to decorative art museums in Russia and Greece, marvel at the variety of museums exhibiting masterpieces, showcasing techniques and recounting histories.

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A rising star is an artisan who has been active for less than ten years, and who is capable of expressing his or her craft with competence, creativity and originality. Whether self-taught or trained, the rising star represents the future of craftsmanship, in creativity, concerns and approaches.

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The artisans featured in Homo Faber Guide have been selected through a meticulous assessment process based on the 11 criteria for excellence, identified by Alberto Cavalli, Executive Director of the Michelangelo Foundation, in the volume The Master’s Touch, written with researchers Giuditta Comerci and Giovanna Marchello. The members of the Michelangelo Foundation’s network who have been invited to participate in sourcing artisans for the Guide use an evaluation tool based on these criteria. In this way, they can identify the most suitable artisans to include in the project.

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