Hergen Böttcher

Hergen Böttcher (born 1964) is a passionate woodturner and has a
fondness for local woods. His main focus is on fruit and ornamental woods, whose grains tell a bit of the story of the trees and which come from Hergen's immediate surroundings. Knotholes, cracks, color changes between heartwood and sapwood or even color changes caused by the influence of a tree fungus are particularly pleasing to his heart.
He lovingly processes these woods into useful kitchen utensils that no household should be without. Salt, pepper and nutmeg mills are just as much a part of his repertoire as traditional kitchen gadgets from days gone by. Some of the products turned and carved by Hergen Böttcher were almost forgotten, but are now being revived here.

Hergen has a journeyman's certificate as a carpenter and completed his studies
to become a Dipl.Ing (FH) interior designer in Detmold in 1997. From 1997, Hergen worked in an
architectural office in Hamburg and from 2002 was involved in the development of the
furniture collection for Commod manufakturen in Bremen. In 2004, he designed his first wooden vessels and objects. Hergen has been working in his own workshop in Bremen since 2008.