Awards
1980
Frechener Kulturstiftung, Germany, 1st prize
1981
Richard-Bampi-Preis zur Förderung junger Keramiker (Richard Bampi Award for Young Ceramists), Osnabrück, Germany, 2nd prize
1989
Bayerischer Staatspreis (Bavarian State Award), Gold medal
2016
Honorary doctorate (honoris causa) of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw