It is said that the Sword is a mirror that faithfully reflects us, showing who we truly are. As a symbol of dedication, passion and truth it has the potential to reveal not only our virtues but also our ugliest traits. Thus, the sword conveys traditions and beliefs from the past but is also still relevant as an object of power today.

        My work is based on four pillars: the hands-on study and documentation of historical swords, the principles of their design and function, the exploration of new possibilities for the craft, and the mythopoetic nature of the sword. Although my swords employ the same dynamic properties and principles of geometric design that can be observed in original ancient weapons, I am interested in the time-less aspects of their form. I like to see them as objects of beauty and meaning that inspire contemplation and reflection.

Some previous work:

In 2020 and 2021 I designed and created the two hero swords “Blackfyre” and “Dark Sister” for the HBO series “House of the Dragon”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPGZ1haRqDU (from 35:44)

Since 2023 the sword “Athena” from the project “Reflections – Dedication to the Goddess” has a place in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

https://mailchi.mp/…/dispatches-from-the-field-2023…

Exhibitions & published articles:

Beautiful Sharpness – solo exhibition at the Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Solingen 2002.

Masters of Fire – international exhibition of contemporary blade smiths, Museo de Arte de Macau 2005.

“One wholeness of Things: The Geometry of Medieval Swords in the Wallace Collection” – article in the catalogue for “The Noble Art of the sword”, Wallace Collection 2012.

“Righteousness is Quadrangular – A Hypothesis on Geometric Proportions of Medieval Swords” – article in the Park Lane Arms Fair catalogue 2012.

The Sword – Form and Thought – writer for catalogue and co-curator of the exhibition at the Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Solingen 2015.

Reflections – Dedication to the Goddess – solo exhibit at Holster Fine Art, New York 2020.

“The Rule of Lady geometry in Sword Design: a Hypothesis” – article in seminar publication: “Crossing the Alpine Borders. Sword-making between North-East Italy and Tyrol”, Circulo Cultura e Stampa Bellunese 2022.

Further information about the maker:

www.swordreflections.com