Otto Baier
1943 Born in Munich. Apprenticeship as blacksmith. 1965-1968 Studied at the Fachhochschule Aachen, under Prof. Fritz Ulrich, diploma. 1968 State examination as a qualified designer, examination for the master craftsman’s diploma. Since 1972 Own forge in Munich. Several years of teaching at the master schools in Munich and Augsburg.
Awards
1982 Bayerischer Staatspreis, Munich. Förderpreis für Angewandte Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München, Munich. 1999 Danner-Preis der Danner-Stiftung, Munich. 2020 Ehrenpreis der Danner-Stiftung, Munich.
Works in public collections
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg. Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Munich. Theodor Zink Museum, Kaiserslautern. MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, AT. GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig. Kolumba, Kunstmuseum des Erzbistums Köln, Cologne.
Works in public and ecclesiastical spaces (selection).
Fountain: St Johannes Evangelist, Munich. Fountain: Stadtpark Lindau. Lattice doors, tabernacle door and lighting fixtures: St George, Munich-Obermenzing. Lattice doors: Schloss Blutenburg, Munich. Cross: Assembly hall of the school in Bergen/Upper Bavaria. Lighting fixtures: Schlosskapelle Blutenburg, Munich. Altar chandelier, ambo, sedilia: Kirche Leiden Christi, Munich. Tower cross: Carolinenkirche, Munich. Lighting fixtures, altar, ambo, sedilia, tower cross, weather vane: St. Wolfgang, Munich-Pipping. Tabernacle, altar cross, offertory: Prayer room: Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich. Wall container with vessels for holy oils: Kirche Frieden Christi, Olympiadorf Munich. Altar, ambo, baptismal font, sedilia: Werktagskapelle Pfarrkirche Namen Jesu Munich. Vessels for holy oils, baptismal font, tray: Katholische Kirche Mitterndorf Lecture cross: Church of St. Ulrich Munich. Stainless steel sculpture “Pythagoras”: Bildungszentrum Fachverband Metall Bayern, TU-Campus Munich Garching.
