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
Stichting „Profiel“, 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