Biography
Sabine Wachsborn in 1960
Education
1978university-entrance diploma
1978/79practical courses in the porcelain and glass industry
1979 – 1984studies at the college of Art and Design in Halle Burg Giebichenstein in the subject ‘Product design for Porcelain, Ceramics and Glass’
1984graduation as Diploma-Designer (qualified designer)
Activities/Work experience
1985 – 2010position as chief designer and artist in the Porcelain Manufactory of Meissen
1996/97lecturer at the college of Art and Design in Halle
since 2011self-employed/freelancer as artist and designer, design and production in own porcelain studio under own registered brand
Work areas/Key aspects
exclusive wall and surface tile compositions for interiors and art in construction (design and production)
unique objects (sculptures, wall objects)
design and production of exclusive tableware and gifts (form/surface/pattern)
product design concepts and developments for porcelain and ceramic manufactories
Presentations/Exhibitions
since 1996continuous participation at gallery exhibitions and fairs in Germany, West and Southern Europe and Asia, among others in Berlin, Cologne, Dijon, London, Tokyo, Osaka, Saporro, Taipeh, Meißen
since 2012participation in fairs for art / design and interior, among others 2012 / 2013 “Maison&Objet” Paris / “Scènes d’intérieur” and “Eunique“/ Germany
Current activities, competitions and participations
20161. Porzellanbiennale Albrechtsburg Meißen
2017„Vielfalt der Vervielfältigung“ – Selb-Porzellanikon, Berlin/Rudolstadt
annual exhibition „Weißer Elefant“ in the Torhaus Meißen
„Künstlerische Spielräume in der Keramik“ – Wasserschloß Klaffenbach, Chemnitz
workshop and exhibition alignement „Artenschutz“ of the Porzellain Manufactory of Reichenbach
finalist in the international ICAA competition Blanc de Chine with exhibition in the Musée des Confluences Lyon
Museums owning her works
Porcelain Collection Dresden
The Museum of Applied Art in Schwerin
The Museum of Arts in Saporro/Japan
The Museum of the Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen
Memberships
since 1984admission into the VBK (association of educated artists)
since 1990memberships in the BBK “Bund Bildender Künstler” (artists association of the Fine Arts)