Born in Düsseldorf in 1971.  He studied at the University of Applied Sciences Hamburg and Düsseldorf at the classes of Anke Feuchtenberger and Wolf Erlbruch. He was awarded TASCHEN Verlag - Best Web Portfolio, Red Dot Award, Unilever price for design and ADC New York - Merrit Award. Currently he lives and works in Hamburg,  has been giving lectures at Design School Schwerin.