Kat Rücker-Weininger

In my current, richly illustrated lecture, I will give a brief overview of the history of writing and books, explain the purpose and benefits of my work as a book restorer and, as a highlight, let you look over my shoulder as I restore a Renaissance codex. Afterwards I will be happy to answer any questions.

1987 Apprenticeship examination in Munich to become a library bookbinder
1987-88 Travelling year in London, GB, with C. Dutta, book restorer and designer bookbinder
from 1988 until today: part-time further development and constant reading, researching and developing methods for book restoration +++ for my professional expertise see https://www.kat-ruecker.de/
1989 Graphic design studies in Munich, recruited in the 2nd semester by Dr Herbst/SCS Munich
until 8/1998 Freelance Graphic Designer and Art Director at various advertising agencies such as SCS, M&V Group, DCM, Steinlein and many more in Munich and Frankfurt
9/1998 Birth of my daughter
from 10/1998 until today: freelance illustrator for publishers such as Thienemann, dtv, Cadmos and many more as well as advertising agencies and direct customers +++ for my professional expertise see https://www.ruecker-art.de/illustratorin/
from 2005 until today: freelance author and copywriter +++ for my professional expertise see https://www.ruecker-art.de/autorin-and-texterin/
from 2022 until today: own book restoration workshop with clients from the entire D-A-CH region +++ for my professional expertise see https://www.kat-ruecker.de/
2 September 2024 my new book ‘Bücher restaurieren’ is published by the Swiss Haupt Verlag.