CURRICULUM VITAE Stefan Hofmann

1991 – 1996
Studies of scenography, University of Design in Karlsruhe, Germany by Prof. Johannes Schütz

1996
High school diploma as Dipl.-Des.

seit 1990
freelance projects, stage and lighting design

1994
Kammerspiele Munich by Max Keller

1995
Theater Bochum by Prof. Johannes Schütz

1995 – 1999
Lighting designer and project manager in the office of Belzner und Partner, Prof. Uwe Belzner, Heidelberg, Germany

selected projects:
- 1997 World Light Show 97, "Light Emotions", Industrial fair Hannover, Germany
- 1998 World Light Show 98, "Light Emotions", Industrial fair Hannover, Germany
- 1998 „Westpark“ Bochum, landscape park Bochum, Germany
- 1998 Surface mine „Anna“, Alsdorf, Germany
- 1999 „Garden of memories“, Innenhafen Duisburg, Germany
- 1999 Pedestrian bridge, Innenhafen Duisburg, Germany

1999 – 2000
Stay aboard in Melbourne, Australia
lighting designer and project manager in the office of Barry Webb Lighting Designers, Melbourne, Australia

2000 – 2008
Lighting designer and project manager in the office of Licht Kunst Licht AG, Prof. Andreas Schulz, Bonn/Berlin

selected projects:
- 2003 Century hall Bochum, Germany
- 2004 Marriott Hotel, Berlin, Germany
- 2004 Apropos Cöln, Cologne, Germany
- 2006 Uniqa Tower, Vienna, Austria
- 2007 Ruhrmuseum „Kohlenwäsche“, Zeche Zollverein Essen, Germany
- 2007 Festhalle, fair Frankfurt, Germany
- 2008 Zollverein Park, Zeche Zollverein Essen, Germany
- 2009 Sparda Bank Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany

1998, 2002
Lecturer at University of Design, Karlsruhe, Germany by Prof. Michael Simon

2003
Lecturer at University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany by Prof. Gerhard Auer

2005, 2006, 2007
Lecturer at University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany by Prof. Dr. Harald Hofmann

since 2006
Professional member PLDA, Professional Lighting Designer Association

since 2007
Professional member IALD, International Association ot Lighting Designers, USA

since 2008
Visiting professor “Lighting design and scenic designing”, Department Building and Design
University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern, Germany

2009
foundation of a company‘s legal form to Lichtwerke GmbH in Cologne, Germany
Excecutive director Stefan Hofmann