Sylvia Natterer

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Sylvia Natterer (* 1949 in Oberstdorf ) is a Swiss doll maker .

Life

Sylvia Natterer dolls

Born in Oberstdorf and raised in Switzerland, she studied in Montreux and Lausanne until 1970 . From 1970 to 1975 she was an art teacher in Lausanne. In 1972 she started making her first dolls. She then moved to Munich to work as a doll maker there until 1991. Since 1991 she has lived and worked in Vils (Ausserfern) . Your dolls are made of vinyl , wood , paper mache and porcelain . In addition to the production of individual pieces , the play dolls she designed were manufactured under the names "Minouche" and "Fanouche" by the companies Zapf, Götz , White Ballon, Zwergnase, Käthe Kruse and Petitcollin .

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 1978 Gallery Hand und Werk, Munich
  • 1993 Franklin Mint Museum, Philadelphia
  • 1994 Toy Museum, Mechelen

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 1977 Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne
  • 1981 Chamber of Crafts, Munich
  • 1983 Heimatwerk, Zurich
  • 1985 Heimatwerk, Bern
  • 1986 Musée Roybert-Fould, Paris
  • 1990 Museo della Bambola, Italy
  • 1991 Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Louvre
  • 1995 Masterpieces of the world, New York City
  • 1998–1999 Gallery CFM, New York City
  • 2004 Toy Museum, Germany

Awards

  • 1980 Tivoli Center, Zurich
  • 1995 Great Award of Austria, Vienna
  • 1998 Max-Oscar Arnold Award, Germany
  • 1998 Poupée d'Ange, Izu Doll Garden, Tokyo

Memberships

  • National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA)
  • Association of European Puppet Artists (VEP)
  • Bavarian Arts and Crafts Association (BKV)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Puppenland: Sylvia Natterer in Puppenland CH-6353 Weggis accessed on July 26, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Natterer, Sylvia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss doll maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberstdorf