I was born in Hungary, a small country in Eastern Europe, in the summer of 1978 - before the digital age reshaped, how we live and connect. As a child, I found joy and inspiration in wandering through forests, where nature offered both escape and wonder.
In the years that followed, my family emigrated to Germany to flee communism. We settled in a quiet village at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, once again surrounded by forests that felt both familiar and deeply grounding.
It was there, at the age of 14, that I began working with wood - without any formal training, guided only by instinct and curiosity. I was collecting pieces from the forest and carved them by hand, shaping simple forms of animals and flowers. To my surprise, those early works were metwith admiration, and they became the beginning of a lifelong journey in sculpting.
Wood, to me, is more than just a material, it’s a living medium, rich with memory, character and soul. As I work with the wood, its natural scent gently unfolds, an experience that feels deeply meditative, almost healing. Nature has always been my greatest teacher: silent, patient, and endlessly creative. I strive to honor that spirit in every piece I create.
Over time, there came a moment when wood alone was no longer enough. I began experimenting with other materials: clay, stone and glass. Through years of trial and error, I explored nearly every milleable medium I could get my hands on. I melted glass, learned to weld metal, and even worked with porcelain.
At the age of sixteen, inspired by a book, I built my first ancient-style firing kiln from scratch. I dug it partially into the ground and constructed a brick dome over it, so I could fire my clay sculptures properly. I loved the porcess of creating, it was both a passion and a teacher.
Gradually, I began to understand how different materials could be combined to create something more engagin, more layered - drawing on the unique characteristics of each. That curiosity and spirit of experimentation have never left me. Today, I work with modern materials as well: concrete, tile adhesive, epoxy resin, wood, especially olive wood and carefully chosen exotic species, remains central to my work, a foundational medium from which each furniture creation begins .
The way I make sculptures are different . First I’m welding the armature “skeleton” which gives support and strenght, it also acts as a guite to the work piece. I use this internal framework to build up the the forms and textures on to it by various materials and combinations I developed to give me the freedom to create. The technique is continuosly evolving as I like to experiment with modern materials used in cutting edge technology, and still every single piece is unique and made with my two hands.