Biography
| 1951 | Born in Seoul |
| 1968 – 1972 | Studied art education in Seoul |
| 1972 – 1973 | Internship with Christine Tappermann in Wallrabenstein, Germany |
| 1973 – 1978 | Studied ceramics with Margot Münster at the Fachhochschule Wiesbaden Studied design with Erwin Schutzbach at the Fachhochschule Wiesbaden |
| 1976 – 1977 | Internship with Ralf Busz in Friedrichsfeld |
| 1978 – 1987 | Own workshop in Sandhausen near Heidelberg |
| 1984 – 1987 | Artistic and research associate at the Gesamthochschule Kassel |
| Since 1987 | Director of the Keramische Werkstatt Margaretenhöhe GmbH, Essen |
| 2015 | Visiting professor (Summer semester) at the department of Ceramics of Art and Design at the EWHA Womans University in Seoul, Korea |
| 2016 | Doctor honoris causa of the Eugeniusz-Geppert-Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw |