CONVEX DOORS 
           
           1935 Born  December 11th in Stuttgart 
           1942  1st class "Volksschule" in Stuttgart 
           1943  Moved to Zell am See, Austria, where he continued in the  "Volksschule" and later the "Hauptschule" 
           1950  Moved to Stuttgart where he attended the "Freie Waldorf Schule"  (Rudolf Steiner school) 
           1954  Workshop apprenticeship at Bosch in Stuttgart for 2 years followed by 1 year  apprenticeship in the technical design office at Bosch 
           1957  Attended the school of design in Ulm 
           1958  Technical design department at Porsche KG Stuttgart - involved in body and  motor design as well as prototype construction 
           1960  Started in the design studios at Porsche KG 
           1962  Took over the management of design studios at Porsche KG, development of the  "Formula I" racing car 
           1963  Development of the Porsche "904" and "911" 
           1968  Deputy manager at Porsche KG 
           1972  Founded Porsche Design in Stuttgart 
           1974  Moved Porsche Design studio to Zell am See 
           1990 -  93 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart 
           1995  President of the Board of Directors at Eterna AG, Grenchen, Switzerland 
           1997  Member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Holding GmbH, Salzburg  
           1999  Awarding of honorary title "Professor" by the University of Vienna.  |