Florian Anderer is the new fellow at Pforzheim Revisited Berlin

On May 5, Florian Anderer received this year’s scholarship from Pforzheim Revisited Berlin. In the auditorium of the School of Design at Pforzheim University, the scholarship sponsors, university representatives, and former scholarship recipients gathered to honor the 25th recipient.

The scholarship is awarded jointly by Pforzheim University, the Foundation of Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, and the company C. HAFNER. It is part of the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin Foundation’s “Manufakturelle Schmuckgestaltung” project, which aims to preserve traditional jewelry-making techniques while simultaneously developing them in a contemporary direction.

Exploiting Creative Possibilities – The 2026 Scholarship Recipient

Florian Anderer came to Pforzheim to train at the Goldsmith School and subsequently began his bachelor’s degree in jewelry design at Pforzheim University. In doing so, the Ettlingen native passed through two institutions that continue to shape the jewelry tradition of the “Gold City” to this day. He will complete his studies after receiving the scholarship.

In his acceptance speech, Florian Anderer recalls his first visit to the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin as part of a field trip for his jewelry design program: “I was absolutely thrilled by the many different ways jewelry can be made. I had never seen many of these machines before.”

During the scholarship, he will be able to learn more about these techniques and test them in practice. “This opportunity is fantastic. I’m not yet sure what form my work will take, but there’s a lot I’d like to try—from traditional to innovative, from 3D scanning to precious metal casting.”

Jury Praises Powerful Design

The scholarship was awarded by an expert jury consisting of Cornelie Holzach (former director of the Pforzheim Schmuckmuseum), Andrea Grimm (Deutsches Technikmuseum, Berlin), Johanna Galefske (former scholarship recipient), Philipp Eberle (jewelry designer, Paris, and alumnus), and Naomi Filmer (Course Leader MA Fashion Artefact, London College of Fashion).

During the award ceremony, Andrea Grimm explained the jury’s decision: “Florian Anderer’s jewelry is contemporary, powerful, and humorous. He applied for the scholarship with a wide range of ideas. We don’t yet know exactly in which direction his work will develop, but we see great potential!”

A Scholarship for Innovation in Craft

The Pforzheim Revisited Berlin Scholarship is aimed at alumni and students of the jewelry programs at Pforzheim University, as well as former Designers in Residence at the EMMA Creative Center. The goal of the scholarship is to combine the creative potential of traditional jewelry-making techniques such as guilloché, enameling, or hollow embossing with contemporary processes and to pass this knowledge on. Digital processes such as 3D printing in precious metals are also integrated into this work. In 2015, the German UNESCO Commission included it as an example of good practice on the national list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Germany.

As a scholarship recipient, Florian Anderer will work for four months in the jewelry production department of the German Museum of Technology in Berlin, with access to the historical machines and techniques on site as well as professional guidance from the museum team. The scholarship also includes a preparatory CAD and 3D printing workshop in Pforzheim, led by experts from Pforzheim University and C. HAFNER. Financially, the grant comprises a monthly stipend of 750 euros, a 500-euro precious metal voucher from C. HAFNER, and an accommodation allowance from the Museum of Technology.

Preserving Techniques and Supporting the Next Generation

At the festive event, Birgitta Hafner (C. HAFNER) presented the idea behind the scholarship: “With Pforzheim Revisited Berlin, we aim to preserve techniques, pass on knowledge about them, and thereby enable the emergence of new processes and forms. We want to give designers the space to develop further.” 

Following this, Hellena Hueck, the 2025 scholarship recipient, spoke about her time at the Technikmuseum and the work she created there. Some of her jewelry pieces were on display during the event. Under the project title “Holding Within,” she explored, among other things, jewelry boxes and unconventional methods of storing objects. In doing so, she worked with engraving techniques on guilloché using a pantograph while simultaneously experimenting with modern processes such as 3D scanning and CNC milling.