Barbara Flügel
Barbara Flügel (born in Naila, Germany) is a contemporary German artist, designer and author who works in porcelain. She is the founder and has been the CEO of Barbara Flügel Porzellan.
Life
[edit]Flügel was born in Naila. She studied design at the Johann Friedrich Böttger Institute in Selb.
She operates her own company offering limited edition porcelain articles.
Awards and notable achievements
[edit]Flügel has been recognized with numerous awards such as the Gold Medal from the Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks (ZDH)[1] and a prize for design from the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der bayerischen Handwerkskammern.[2]
She was chosen as the principal porcelain designer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[citation needed]
Publications
[edit]- Porcelain decorations, Barbara Flügel, Frech-Verlag (Stuttgart), 1989, ISBN 3-7724-9977-5 (Translated from German)
References
[edit]- ^ "www.zdh.de > english". www.zdh.de. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Home". hwk-bayern.de.