Pforzheim Goldsmith and Watchmaking School

Jewellery Design. Berufskolleg für Design, Schmuck und Gerät

13Sep2021 - 28Jul2024
Application
Management person:  Michael Kiefer

3 years of a full-time program combining the traditional techniques and skills of goldsmithing in combination with individual design processes. Design topics form the starting point for individual task processing. Here ideas are developed, drawn, models built, the technical implementation considered, tried out and the piece of jewelry completed. The presentation of the work is an important part of the training concept. 

In theory lessons, design subjects such as jewelry drawing, nature drawing, design theory, but also subject-related theoretical subjects such as technology and gemstone studies are taught in addition to the general subjects. There are also various special techniques such as setting, chasing, stone grinding, and enameling. In the third year, special goldsmithing techniques such as mokume gane, guilloché, electroforming, and old manufacturing techniques are taught

The qualification is State-certified Designer of Jewellery and Objects.
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Requirements
The basic requirement is the secondary school leaving certificate or an equivalent level of education. It is also important to provide proof of design skills through a folder with at least ten of your artistic works in A3 format, mostly drawings.