Meet The Makers

Friedemann Bühler is a German wood artist known for his sculptural vessels turned from single blocks of wood. His works, often large in scale, combine raw natural forms with refined surfaces, revealing the soul of each tree. Using hand tools and a deeply intuitive process, he transforms trunks into bowls, vases, and objects of meditative beauty. Each piece is a quiet dialogue between nature and craftsmanship.

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Daniel Costa is a South Tyrolean-born designer and artist, educated at Design Academy Eindhoven, now based in Paris and the Alps. His work bridges art, craft, and design, often exploring materials like ceramics and textiles through small series. After creative explorations in Nepal and India, his pieces—whether rugs, objects, or limited editions—reflect a deep awareness of tradition, place, and material. Costa’s approach is meditative and intentional: every creation embodies a search for beauty within simplicity and function.

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Valentin Fliri is a South Tyrolean master carpenter. Raised in the Vinschgau region, he applies a deep fascination for wood in precision-crafted interiors. Fliri’s work represents a quiet dialogue between natural material and poetic design, rooted in South Tyrolean tradition.

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Agnes Holzapfel is a wood sculptor raised in the western outskirts of Munich. Inspired by nature and family, she creates her works out of a deep love for craftsmanship and the creative process — from the first sketch to the final cut. Her sculptures reflect a strong connection to the material and a clear, personal language of form. They seek to move people — quietly, sincerely, and with presence.

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Kiho Kang (born in Jin‑Hae, South Korea; based in Munich) is a ceramic artist celebrated for his architectural vessel forms built by hand‑coiling and pinching. His minimalist pieces combine unglazed matte porcelain exteriors with transparent glazed interiors, inviting tactile interaction and quiet contemplation. Inspired by memory, architecture, and everyday objects, Kang’s work emphasizes purity of shape, texture, and touch. His creations are at once fully functional and poetically sculptural—a modern dialogue between form and material.

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Clara Mayr (b. 1993, Brixen, South Tyrol) is a sculptor and woodcarver raised in Klobenstein, trained in traditional crafts since 2015. She became known for her installation “Schafsköpfe”—500 ceramic sheep heads created as tongue‑in‑cheek reinterpretations of hunting trophies, now in public and private collections worldwide  . Mayr’s work balances craftsmanship with humor and commentary, reflecting both cultural history and contemporary identity. As president of the Kunst‑ und Kulturverein Wegmacher she continues to inspire through exhibitions and workshops in Italy and beyond.

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Othmar Prenner is a South Tyrolean sculptor and craftsman whose work merges ancient tradition with contemporary artistry. Trained as a carpenter and sculptor in Innsbruck and Munich, he explores fire as a sculptural tool, shaping wood, ceramic, and stone into forms that feel both timeless and immediate. His charred wooden vessels and stoneware objects evoke natural landscapes and organic textures, inviting tactile and emotional engagement. In 2024, he received the prestigious Bavarian State Prize for his design and craftsmanship in soapstone and marble vessels, exemplifying his poetic and material-driven aesthetic. For the first time, Othmar Prenner is also showing two “Mixed Media” paintings on canvas at Super Mountain Market.

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Andreas Rier (born 1995 in Bolzano, South Tyrol) is an industrial designer and material experimenter whose work spans wood, glass, porcelain, and silver. A graduate of Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein in Halle, he creates objects that integrate traditional crafts with contemporary techniques. His ongoing Critical Points series (since 2023) features wooden forms carved from oak, pine, or fir and encased in blown glass—exploring transitions between solid and fluid states. Rier’s pieces are intimate dialogues between form, material, and process—artifacts that seem both fragile and elemental.

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Silvestro Geier (pseudonym of Philip Geier, from Neumarkt, South Tyrol) presents paintings as vivid snapshots—poetic instants charged with emotion and memory. Each work invites viewers to project their own stories, blurring the line between what is shown and what is felt. Through minimalist compositions and a subtle interplay of color and atmosphere, his art becomes a mirror of personal experience.

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