Portrait Christoph Friedrich

Curriculum Vitae

Friedrich Christoph

alte Hammerschmiede

9466 Sennwald

Date of Birth    10.Juni 1952

phone       081 757 13 22    

E-mail        info@schmiede.ch

Mobile       079 539 82 00

Page:          http://www.schmiede.ch

Married with Margrit

 two children (1983, 1986)

Education    

    6         years primary school

    2         years secondary school

    1         year trade preparation Juventus

    4 1/2   years trade college

    2         years Juventus (commerce-courses)

    2         years college for diploma Master Blacksmith

    1          part time: school of leadership St.Gallen

Languages    German, some English 

Occupational activities    

    1968    Apprenticeship as Farrier/Blacksmith

    1971     Apprenticeship as Metal construction worker

    1973     Metal worker in South Africa

    1975     Metal worker in Otelfingen CH

    1978     Manager of Metal workshop in Rickenbach CH

    1981     Manager/Owner of the historic water powered     Blacksmith workshop in         

                  Sennwald, restoration,     revival and operation of the Workshop.

    2004     School for Leadership in St.Gallen

    2005     to 2017 Activities in the blacksmith shop reduced

                    to 40%, main activity: elected Head of School authorities of the local shire 

 Since 1982   Exhibitions, publications, awards

Demonstrator in international Blacksmith-meetings in  USA / England / Finland /Germany  /Korea/Canada/Italy/Poland

Representation of Switzerland at the workshop: „artmetal“ in Seoul South Korea,

Two times course instructor for jewellery and traditional tools at Penland School of Craft USA,

 Managing workshop on Southern Illinois University Carbondale USA,

 Workshop in Santa Fe, USA, at Helmut Hillenkamp and Christopher Thompson