vita
| 1958 | Born in Hamberg/GERMANY As a woodturner autodidact |
| 1977 - 78 |
First woodwork and exhibitions in South Germany |
| 1979 - 84 |
Extensive travel through North America, South East Asia and Australia |
| 1982 - 83 |
Arts and Crafts market Surfers Paradies and Kuranda, North Queensland/AUSTRALIA |
| 1983 - 84 |
Disciple of Robert Highland, North Queensland: Since then free working with wood |
| 1986 |
Return to Germany, setting up the first workshop/studio in Münsterland |
| 1986 - 87 |
Artist in residence at Kunsthandwerkerhaus, Osnabrück |
| 1988 - 92 |
Various Exhibitions in Germany |
| 1992 |
Moving to Friesland, North Germany |
| 1995 - 97 |
"Spinning top show" with different german woodturners at Ligna, Hannover and the Kunst- und Handwerksform, Hannover |
| 1999 |
Ligna, Hannover |
| 1999 - 01 |
Koppel 66, Hamburg |
| 2002 - 05 |
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg |
| 2003 |
Grassimuseum, Leipzig |
| 2006 |
Cooperation with "Zeit"-Shop, manufacturing handcrafted stamphandles Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe |
| 2008 - 09 |
Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart |
| 2011 |
"Einfach Spitze!" Exhibition at Kunst- und Handwerksform, Hannover "Hochdosiert" Competition and Exhibition, Handwerksmuseum Deggendorf |
| 2012 | Eunique, Karlsruhe Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe "The Art of Leadership... Simplify" Designing and manufacturing a special model of spinning tops for the 20th anniversary of AIRbusiness-Academy in France |
| 2013 |
"Klein ist fein", Exhibition Craft2eu, Ladengalerie für europäisches Kunsthandwerk "Künstlerisches Spielzeug", Exhibition Handwerksmuseum Deggendorf "Design Shanghai 2013" Exhibition Powerstation of Art, Shanghai/CHINA |
| 2015 |
Kunst-Handwerk-Design 2015, Perchtoldsdorf,AUSTRIA |
| 2016 |
"M16", Historische Villa Metzler, Frankfurt "Just wood", Sonderausstellung Eunique Karlsruhe |
| 2017 |
"Révélation Paris", Grand Palais, Paris "Form Bodensee", Zollhaus Ludwigshafen "Originale Freiburg", Forum Merzhausen |
| 2018 |
"ICFF New York", New York City |
| 2019 |
"Vogue Salon", Berlin Fashion Week, Berlin |
Awards
| 2000 |
Encouragement Award from Koppel 66, Hamburg |
| 2002 |
Award for the best unique specimen, chamber of handicrafts, Hamburg |
| 2013 |
Form 2013 on Tendence, Frankfurt |
Public purchases
| 2001 |
Universum Science Center, Bremen |
| 2006 |
Grassimuseum, Leipzig Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe |
| 2014 |
Powerstation of Art, Shanghai/CHINA |
What the press says
| 2001 |
"Der Kreiselmacher aus Jever" Radio Interview, NDR 1 Radio Niedersachsen "Hallo Niedersachsen" TV Interview, NDR |
| 2005 |
"Der Kreiselmacher" Radio Interview, Radio Jade |
| 2007 |
"Armin Kolb - Kreisel", Kunsthandwerk & Design Magazine, Issue November/Dezember 2007 |
| 2012 |
"Artifacts of Enchantment", American Woodturner, Issue August 2012 |
| 2012 |
"Kreiselmacher Armin Kolb", Drechsler Magazin, Issue Autumn 2012 |
| 2013 |
"Armin and peg-top", Art world Magazine China, Issue 275, June 2013 |
| 2014 |
"Kein Kinderspiel", AD Architectural Digest Germany, August 2014 |
| 2015 |
"Armin Kolb" Article in the german Wikipedia |
