Hubert Heldner | |
Born 1963
Nationality Swiss | |
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| Obligatory schools in Brig VS, Switzerland | 9 years |
| French stage in Lausanne, Switzerland | 7 months |
| Art school in Bern, Switzerland | 1 year |
| Aprenticeship as jeweler in Solothurn, Switzerland | 4 years |
| English stage in California, Los Angeles | 4 months |
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| Complimentary formations, evening classes, and autodidactic education | |
| Stonesetting | 2 semesters |
| Engraving | 2 semesters |
| Art history | 1 semester |
| Professional design | |
| Gemmological studies | |
| Cutting of gemstones | |
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| Professional experience | |
| Jeweler at Leuenberger Hans in Solothurn. | 14 months |
| Jeweler at Meister Zürich. | 17 months |
| Accountant at Weingärtner & Jucker Zürich. | 12 months |
Independent with my own workshop since 1989.
The principal activity is the creation of custom made jewelry,
Assignment, teaching adults, for Migros Baden Switzerland. | 12 months
part time |
| Founding member of the workshop ARTISTES DES BIJOUX in 1994. | |
Initiator and realisator of the educational program in Montreux.
10 different classes, in connection with jewelry making, are offered. | |
Marketing and promotion of the artists sharing the workshop
ARTISTES DES BIJOUX and for their guests.
www.artistesdesbijoux.ch or www.free-form.ch | |
Assignments for different exhibits during the last 10 years.
In Switzerland, at the Basel World Watch and Jewelry Fair and at different
mineral shows, for Raytech Industries, Neytech Dental, Kruess Optronics.
PEPE Tools. In the USA at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, for Raytech
Industries, Kingsley North and Mawingu Gems. | |
Sucessful installation of a lapidary training center in Tanzania, at the
Southern and Eastern African Mineral Centre (SEAMIC) headquarters
in Dar-es-Salaam, which included the training of 5 instructors during
November 2005 and January 2006. | |
Organization of Gemstone Safaris in Tanzania since September 2007
until today. |
One month assignment to design a new jewelry collection for Kirmena
Gold in Cairo Egypt, June 2008. |
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| Languages | |
| Deutsch, Muttersprache. | |
| Français, écrit et parlé avec précision. | |
| English, written and spoken with precision. | |
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| Spare time | |
Lifeguard on the Lake of Geneva with pilot license for our intervention
vessel. | |
| Identification and search for gemstones. | |
Martial art AIKIDO.
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