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| Name: | Kaspar Swankey | |
| Date of birth: | 14/03/1967 | |
| Address: | Emser Str. 131, 12051 Berlin, Deutschland. | |
| Telephone: | +49 (0)30 6579 1405 | |
| Telephone mobile: | +49 (0)152 2772 7212 | |
| Email: | kaspar@swankeypankey.com | |
| Website: | www.swankeypankey.com | |
| Employment | ||
| 2009-date | Self employed blacksmith / Kunstschmied undertaking commissions of contemporary metalwork. |
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| 2005-2009 | Sole trader in Property maintenance and finishing; also making selected metalwork commissions. |
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| 1995-2005 | Self employed blacksmith in London UK. | |
| 2000-2004 | Volunteer Youth worker (part time). | |
| Sep-03 | Ran a schools workshop 1 day blacksmithing workshop for 9 year olds. |
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| 1992-1995 | Blacksmiths Apprentice working for 3 blacksmiths concurrently. | |
| 1989-2000 | Information assistant and Usher (part time) ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London, SW1. |
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| 1989-2000 | Cabinet Maker (part time) Undertaking commissions and carving. | |
| Exhibitions | ||
| 2011 | Funktionsstahl - 25.03.2011 - 01.05.2011 | |
| PrimoPiano (Berlin) Gallery. Freienwalder Str. 32, 13359 Berlin | ||
| Education | ||
| 2009 | 2 months Deutsch-Intensivkurs - BSI Berlin. | |
| 2007-2008 | German language - Macbeth Centre, Hammersmith, London. | |
| 2000-date | Computer skills - Photoshop, xhtml/css (website design), SketchUp, Apple Mac, Excel, Word. |
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| 1985-1989 | Degree BA (Hons) Architecture (part qualified) - South Bank University. |
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| 1983-1985 | 'A'levels - Design, Art - Upton-by-Chester County High School. | |
| 1981-1983 | 'O'levels - Physics, English, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Geometrical Engineering Drawing, Woodwork, Art - Upton-by-Chester County High School. |
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| Interests, Passions, Preoccupations | ||
| 20th + 21st Century design and art. | ||
| Architecture. | ||
| Swimming, Wrestling. | ||
| Travel, exploring derelict buildings around north east Germany, camping, beaches. | ||
| Creating - I love making things. I love my job. I get immense fulfilment when I have created something beautiful; enhanced by the knowledge it will last forever. | ||