Herman Hermsen

 

 

1953                   Nijmegen, NL

1974-79              Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten Arnhem, NL

 

 

Work / Experience

 

1980-84              Part-time Assistant of Emmy van Leersum and Gijs Bakker

1985-90              Teacher productDesign at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht , NL

1990-92              Teacher product-and Jewellery Design at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten

                             in Arnhem, NL.

since 1992         Professor at the University of Applied Science Düsseldorf, D

                            Germany for product-and JewelleryDesign.

2004-08              External examiner London Metroplolitan University, Sir John Cass

2008                   External examiner Middlesex University London, GB

 

 

Solo-Exhibitions

 

1981                   Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, NL                                                   P, J

1982                   Aspects Gallery, London ,GB                                                    P,J

                            Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, NL                                                   P, J

1983                   Galerie Akut, Krefeld, D                                                              P,J

1984                   Museum Arnhem, NL review 1978-1984                                 P, J

1985                   VO Gallery, Washington DC, USA                                           J

                            Gallery Detail, Groningen, NL                                                   P, J 

1986                   Gallery V&V Vienna A                                                                P, J

                            Gallery RA Amsterdam,NL                                                         P, J

                            Gallery Spektrum Munich, D                                                     P, J 

                            TC Designcentrum Schiedam, NL                                            P, J

                            Gallery Marzee Nijmegen, NL                                                    P, J 

1989                   Gallery RA Amsterdam, NL                                                        J      

                            Gallery V&V Vienna, A                                                               J

                            Ma­de In, Düsseldorf Germany                                                  P, J

1990                   Jewellers­Werk Gallery Washington DC, USA                        J

1992                   Gallery Bin­nen, Amsterdam, NL                                               P 

1995                   Gallery RA Amsterdam, NL                                                        J      

                            Gallery Verzameld Werk Gent, B                                              P, J 

1996                   Gallery V&V Vienna, A                                                               J  

1998                   Gallery Grosche Castrop-Rauxel, D                                         P, J

                            Gallery Marzee Nijmegen NL                                                     P, J 

2000                   Gallery Spektrum Munich, D                                                     P, J 

                            Gallery RA Amsterdam, NL                                                        J  

2001                   Gallery Verzameld Werk Gent, B                                              J  

2002                   Gallery V+V Vienna, A                                                                J      

                            Gallery Marzee Nijmegen, NL                                                    J

2003                   Gallery Deux Poissons, Tokyo, J                                              J  

2004                   Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen NL                                                    P, J 

2005                   Gallery Deux Poissons, Tokyo, J                                              J  

2006                   Villa Bengel, Idar Oberstein, D                                                  J

2007                   Coda Museum Apeldoorn                                                          J

                            Galerie Reverso Lisbon                                                              J

 

 

Group-Exhibitions                                                                                                 

 

1977                   Ned.Kunststichting"Lichamelijkheid"                                      J  

1980                   Bureau Beeldende Kunst Buitenland_                                  

                            "Design aus den Niederlanden"                                               P 

1981                   Gallery Kapelhuis Amersfoort, NL                                            P, J 

                            Deutsche und Niederländische Kunsthandwerke,

                            Frankfurt am Main, D, Arnhem, NL.                                         J

1982                   "Licht", Van Reekum useum Apel­doorn NL.                          P

                            Gallery RA Amsterdam; NL                                                        J      

                            Bri­tisch Craft Cen­tre London GB"Jewellery

                             Redefined"                                                                                   J  

                            Gallery Spektrum Munich, D                                                     J

                            Gallery Kapelhuis Amersfoort, NL                                            P, J 

                            Victoria&Albert Museum London, GB                                      J

                            "Innovating Light", Crafts Council London, GB                     P     

                            "Visies op Sieraden“, Stedelijk Museum

                            Amsterdam, NL                                                                             J      

                            "Jewellery Project", Crafts Council London GB                     J  

1984                   „So­me Dutch Jewellers", Arnolfini Gallery,

                            Bristol, GB                                                                                     J  

1985                   Britisch Crafts Centre London                                                   J

                            ."Nya Smycken", Kulturhuset Stockholm, S                           J      

                            Kyoto/Tokio Japan Jewellery Exhibition                                  J  

1986                   Gallery Düsseldorf Perth Australia                                           J  

1987                   Tokyo Japan "European Crafts Today"                                   P, J

                            Gallery Hilde Leiss Hamburg, D                                                J      

                            Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, NL

                            "Concepts,Comments,Process" Dutch Jewellery

                            traveling through Canada, CN                                                  J

                            "Holland in Vorm, Museum Arnhem and

                            Museum den Haag, NL                                                              J, P 

                            "Objekt als onderscheiding", Gallery Kapelhuis

                            Amersfoort, NL                                                                             P 

1987                   Caja de Pensiones Barcelona, E

                            "Joieria Europea Contemporania"                                            J      

                            "Spazio & Giocare"Gallery Marijke Vallanszasca,

                            Padua                                                                                            J

                            "Visies op Vazen”, Gallery Detail Groningen, NL                  P 

1988                   Jewish Historic Museum Amsterdam, NL "Licht"                   P     

                            Gallery Pau Milano, I                                                                   J      

                            ION Rotterdam, NL "Self producing Designers"                    P 

1989                   Gallery Emporium Florence, I                                                    J

                            Gallery Marzee Comb-projekt                                                    J

1990                   Gallery of Functional Art, S Monica, USA                               J      

                            Dutch Jewellery traveling, USA                                                J

                            "Licht in de Koepel", Museum Arnhem, NL                            P 

1991                   Gioiello Olandese Contemporano" Padua I.                          J      

                            "Besteck", Gallery.Knauth & Hagen Bonn, D                         P     

                            „Best Friend“, Knöpfeausstellung                                            J

                            Gallery für Modernen Schmuck Frankfurt "Knöp­fe"             J      

                            Gallery RA," The Banqueting Table"                                       P 

1992                   "Das Neue Besteck",KlingenMuseum Solingen D.              P

                            Festival de l'or, Bourges,                                                            J      

                            Schmuck aus den Niederlanden, Michele Zeller,

                            Bern, CH                                                                                       J      

                            Schmuck im Plural, Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, D              J

                            3e Trienale du Bijou, Musee des Arts Decoratifs,

                            Paris, F                                                                                          J      

                            Querschnitt,FH Düsseldorf“, Gallery Marzee, NL                 P, J 

                            Vormgeving op maat, Dutch Form, Rotterdam, NL                P

                            Nomination Designprice Rotterdam, NL                                  P

                            Van Idee tot ontwerp, Libary Zelhem, NL                                P

1993                   "Tekens en Ketens" travelling exh, .NL                                   J      

                            Amulet"Gallery Marzee Nijmegen; NL                                    J  

1994                   „Symphonie voor Solisten", Museum Arnhem, NL                P, J 

                            "Made in Holland", Museum für Angewande

                            Kunst Köln, D                                                                               P, J 

1995                   "Made in Holland", Museum voor Sierkunst Gent, B            P, J 

                            "Pearlshow", Gallery Marzee Nijmegen, NL

                            and Gallery Sofie Lachaert, Gent, B                                         J  

1996                   "Passion and Profession", Gallery RA Amsterdam, NL        P, J 

                            "Domestic Innovations", Snug Harbor Cultural Centre New York,

                            USA                                                                                                P     

                            Pearls Gallery Art Box Warregem, B                                         J

                            Repetition 2, C.Kransen, New York, USA                               J      

                            Mentaliteiten, Kunsthal Rotterdam, NL

1997                   "Träume", Gallery Spektrum, Munich, D                                  J  

1998                   "Premsela Present", Gallery Binnen Amsterdam, NL           P

                            "Standpunten"BBK“, Kunsthal Rotterdam, NL                       J  

1999                   Gallery Cebra, Düsseldorf, D                                                     J  

2000                   Schmuck 2000,Sonderchau der internationalen

                            Handwerksmesse, Munich, D                                                   J      

                            The Ego Ador­ned, Ant­wer­pen,B                                               J

                            Ornament from there, ornaments from here

                            incidences, coincidences?” Lausanne, CH                           J  

2001                   Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA, USA                                      J      

                            "op de huid", Museum Arnhem, NL                                         J  

                            „Plus 5“ Galerie Spektrum, Munich                                          J  

                            Mikromegas BKV, Munich, D                                                    J      

                            Schmuck 2001, Sonderschau der internationalen

                            Handwerksmesse, Munich, D                                                   J      

                            Noord,oost,zuid,west Gall.Reverso Lisboa, P                         J

                            20 years Gallery Spektrum Munich, D                                     J      

                            Gallery Dagmar Stüh­ler, Berlin, D                                            J

2002                   Dutch Diversity,Lesley Craze Gallery, London, GB               J

                            "Nicht Ohne" University of Applied Science Düsseldorf,

                            Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, D                                                  P, J 

                            Io­wa University Museum. Io­wa, USA                                       J

2003                   Kunst op Ka­mers, De Rijp, NL                                                   P 

                            „Schmuck 2003“,International Trade Fair, Munich, D           J      

                            "Nicht Ohne" University of Aplied Science Düsseldorf,

                            Grassi Museum, Leip­zig, D                                                        P, J

                            "Nicht Ohne" University of Applied Science Düsseldorf,

                            Kestner Museum, Hannover, D                                                P, J

                            Galerie Grosche, Castrop-Rauxel, D                                        J      

                            „12+3“, Galerie Agnes Raben, Vorden, NL                             P, J 

 2004                  Studio Marijke Vallanzasca, Padova, I                                     J      

                            “Kunst in de Kerk”, De Rijp, NL                                                 P     

                            Gallery Detail Zwo, Düsseldorf, D                                            J      

                            “A12+3”, Gallery V+V, Vienna, A                                              J

2005                   Gallery Fachwerk, Neuss, D                                                      J

                            Gallery Grosche, Castrop Rauxel, D                                        J

                            "Choice" German Contemporary Jewellery, Itami Museum of

                            Arts and Crafts, Itami, J                                                               J      

                            "Choice" German Contemporary Jewellery,

                            Kunstuitleen Zwolle, NL                                                             P, J

2007                   Galerie Binnen , 25 Year Jubilee of the Gallery                    P

2008                   „ Bagage“, Galerie Agnes Raben Vorden NL                         J

2008                   Galerie Detail 3, Duesseldorf ( with Hans Stofer)                  J

                                                                                                                                   

                            P = ProductDesign, J = Jewellery

 

 

Guestlecturer

 

1985                   Renwick Gallery Washington DC, USA

1987                   Maison Descartes, Amsterdam,NL. Jewellery symposium Haldenhof, D

1989                   Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim, D

1990                   Rhode Island School of Design Providence, USA

1991                   Akademie voor Industriele Vormgeving Eindhoven, NL

1992                   Royal College of Art London GB.                                            

1994                   Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim, D

1997                   Jewellery symposion Zimmerhof, D

2000                   Jewellery symposion Zimmerhof; D

2005                   Hiko Mizuno College, Tokyo, J

2005                   Itami Jewellery College, Itami, J

2008                   PHL Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg, Hasselt, B

 

 

Organisation

 

1988                   Jewellery Symposium Haldenhof, D

1993                   Jewellery Symposium Haldenhof, D

2000                   Jewellery Symposium Zimmerhof, D

2005                   "Choice" German Contemporary Jewellery, in cooperation with

                            Elisabeth Holder

2009                   Jewellery Symposium Zimmerhof, D

 

 

Jurycommissions

 

1999+2000        Design Innovations „Red Dot“, Design Zentrum NRW, D

1999                   Deutscher Schmuck und Edelsteinpreis,Idar-Oberstein, D

1999                   Stadt, Land Form“ Design competition for young grafic-, industry-

                            and fotoDesigners, Solingen, D

1998, 1999        Advisory committee of the Jewellery-fair

2000                   "Selection" Design Zentrum NRW in Essen, D

2000                   Hessischer Staatspreis für das Deutsche Kunsthandwerk

2002                   Inhorgenta, Munich, D

2003                   Hema Design contest, NL                                                                  

2005                   Itami International Jewellery Contest and Exhibition, Itami , J

2006                   New Traditional Jewellery, NL

2007                   Contemporari Steel Design contest Düsseldorf, D

                            Silicium Carbid Students Design contest, Saint Gobain

2008                   Formen-For Men. Students Design contest, Hanau, D       

                            New Traditional Jewellery, NL

 

 

Contests:

 

1993                   Rotterdam Designprice, honourable mention for letteropener"Fontana"

                            for Designum

1998                   Design Innovations Designcentre NRW Award form "High Design Quality"

                            Rings Mäander for Niessing

2001                   Reddot Award Designcentre NRW, Germany

                            "reddot: best of the best" for floorlamp Charis by ClassiCon

2002                   IF Design award 2002, Floorlamp Charis

 

 

Products/Jewellery in production:

 

1979-84              Artimeta: Desklamp A23

1980-00              Designum: Table-lamp "Along came Bette"

1981-96              Designum: Hanging lamp"Lamel­a" LTL

1983-04              Designum: Spotlight "Torch"

2004-05              Interior Tools:Spotlight "Torch"

1984-98              Designum: Hang-and floorlamp Pi­co"

1985-04              Designum: Spotlight "Torch" halogen

2004-05              Interior Tools:Spot­light "Torch" ha­lo­gen                  

1992-04              Designum: Letteropener "Fontana"                          

1992-04              Designum: Vase "Omkeervaas"                                            

2004-05              Interior Tools:"Omkeervaas"                                       

1994-04              Designum: Letteropener "Swift"                                                       

2004-05              Interior Tools:Let­tero­pe­ner "Swift"                            

1982-89              Indoor: Desklamp "Rightlight"+  Hanginglamp "Rightlight"

since 1988         Auping: Bedreadinglamp "Aureo"

since 1997         Niessing:Rings "Meander"

since 2001         ClassiCon: floorlamp "Cháris"

 

 

Own production of products

 

1979-80              Tablelamp "Along came Bette" edition of 150.

1981-82              Blocklamp (1978) edition of 25

1986-88              Fruit dish anodised aluminium edition of 150

since 1989         Bookmark  unlimited edition

1989-90              Wall/Ceilinglamp "Ainura" edition of 30

1991-95              Tray (serviertablett) edition of 50

1992-98              Floor-and tablelamp "Klaplamp" edition of 50

1995-96              Napkinrings "Meander" edition of 75

1998-04              Vitrine-box

1998-99              Light-object "Mir fallen zum Tanz die Schritte nicht ein", limited edition of 18

since 2003         Hanging "ACB" in several settings

since 2007         Letteropener „Swift“

 

 

Other Designs

 

„Theo Limberg  Price“, trophy

StichtingProfiel“, price trophy

KPN, relationgift Jewellery collection

KPN,  relationgift bookmark

Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, pulpit, NL

Haags Gemeente Museum, light in entry, hall and staircase

H.Rutten, Brussels, light in staircase, B

Trophy Profil Price Amsterdam NL

2007 Province of Gelderland, Relationgifts, NL

2008 Nijmegen, Chain of Office, NL

 

 

Symposium/Workshop

 

Turnov Jewellery-symposion, 2001

10e Erfurter Schmucksymposion, 2002

 

 

Work in Museum-collections

 

Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, NL

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL

Rijksdienst voor Beeldende Kunst, Amsterdam, NL

Van Reekum Museum/ CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, NL

Museum Booymans van Beuningen Rotterdam, NL

Haags Gemeente Museum, Den Haag, NL

Museum het Kruithuis, Den Bosch, NL

Museum for Kunsthandwerk Oslo, N

Museum Trondheim, N

Victoria and Albert Museum London, GB

Cleveland Contemporary Jewellery Collection, GB

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Köln, D

Museum of Arts and Crafts, Kyoto, J

Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Hamburg, D

Museum des Arts Decoratifs, Montreal, CA

Die Neue Sammlung, Munich, D

Bauhaus Archiv Berlin; D

Cooper Hewitt Museum (National Design Museum) New York, USA

Centraal Museum Utrecht, NL Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, D

Museum Ceského Raje,Turnov, CZ

Angermuseum Erfurt, D

Collection Hiko Mizuno College, Tokyo, J

 

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