| 1982–1986 | studied sculpting, Freie Kunstschule Freiburg |
| 1989–1994 | studied jewelry, Hochschule für Gestaltung Pforzheim (diploma) |
| 1997 & 1998 | worked as a teacher, Fachhochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein |
| 1999 | Hessen State Prize |
| 2010 | Best of Germany Exhibit Prize, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 2017 | First Prize at Zeughaus Crafts Fair Berlin |
| 2022 | State Prize Baden-Württemberg |
| Website | Link |
Annette Lechler
The surprisingly multifaceted pieces of jewelry created by Annette Lechler invite the wearer to play around with their forms and structures, thus becoming a co-designer. Inspired by her perceptions of nature, Annette Lechler develops her collections from graphical elements, such as lines, curves and dots. Arranged in strict rhythmical sequences, her creations’ small components – stylized pods, leaves and graphically shaped elements – can be compacted or set in motion by the movements of the wearer’s body. This involves a direct interaction between man and object that revolves around the principles of order and disorder, of revealing and concealing. Annette Lechler’s choice of materials, too, is characterized by remarkable diversity: in addition to precious metals like platinum, gold and silver, she also uses steel, steel silk and colorful PVC. Her bowl object made of two hollowed squares that allow for a moving interplay is new, as is the transformable bowl object Quadrifolia made of eight elements.
