Jakob Weissflog
All photos courtesy of the artist
Most of Jakob Weissflog's life has been dedicated to woodturning. Born in 1982, he started turning at the age of eleven and completed a formal woodturning apprenticeship with his father, Hans Weissflog. He has worked in his fathers workshop since 2005 - leaning, mastering and then expanding upon the innovative techniques passed down from his father. Today he is a full time woodturner who has found his own unique style of work that is architectural, playful and meticulously crafted. He showcases the beauty of wood through contemporary designs. In 2016 Jakob received the prestigious Bob Stocksdale International Excellence in Wood Award. His work is exhibited internationally and he shares his knowledge through demos in the US, Europe and Australia.
Works
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Toy Museum, Erfurt, GermanyWood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Jane & Arthur Mason Collection
Joe Seltzer Collection
AWARDS
2016 The Bob Stocksdale International Excellence in Wood AwardSELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004 Celebrating Nature, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA2006-2015 Sculpture Objects Functional Art, Chicago IL
2006-2010 Sculpture Objects Functional Art, New York, NY
2006-1015 Turned Wood Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005-16 Ambiente Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2005-16 Tendence Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2009/2014 Jakob & Hans Weissflog, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Hochdosiert, Craft Museum Deggendorf / Germany
2013 Across the Grain, Fuller Craft Museum
2015 Good Form 2015, Frankfurt
2016 Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia
2017 Handwerksform Hannover, Staatspreisausstellung
2018 Handwerksform Hannover, Adventszauber
2019 Handwerksform Hannover, Adventszauber