Herbert Mohr-Mayer
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Herbert Mohr-Mayer is a German jeweller who was president of Victor Mayer
Co. from 1965 to 2005. He continued the legacy of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé
.
He was born to the jeweller Edmund Mohr and his wife Maria Mayer in Pforzheim
, Germany. His grandfather was the German jeweller Victor Mayer
who founded the Victor Mayer
jewelry company in Pforzheim
in 1890. Another famed family member is his brother the computer pioneer Manfred Mohr
.
Mohr-Mayers childhood was overshadowed by the bombing of Pforzheim in 1945 during World War II
. The dramatic event took the lives of many of his childhood friends and destroyed 83% of the inner city. The building he grew up in which also housed the Victor Mayer
Co. remained miraculously untouched by the disaster.
In 1960 he received a PhD in business administration at the University of Munich
, then he worked with jewellers Asprey
in London
and Altenloh, Brussels
until 1964. There he refined his taste and skills in jewelry making.
In 1965 he and Hubert Mayer became owners of the Victor Mayer Jewelry manufacturing company in Pforzheim.
Mohr-Mayer turned the Victor Mayer company over to his son Marcus O. Mohr in 2001 and retired from his position in 2003. Mohr-Mayer continues to represent the Fabergé workmaster at events of the Collegium Fabergé and gives lectures on the history and making of Fabergé eggs.
Mohr-Mayer is also a nephew of the German women's lib activist Else Mayer
. He became instrumental in turning her nunnery in Bonn
into a chritable foundation. Herbert Mohr-Mayer has been volunteering in the Else Mayer Foundation since 2004.
. The grandsons of Fabergé
sold the licencing rights to Fabergé Co. in 1989. In the same year Fabergé Inc.
appointed Victor Mayer as the new licensee.
After years of research in the fields of traditional jewerly making Mohr-Mayer reestablished long lost manufacturing techniques such as guilloché
and Vitreous enamel
. In 1991 the company presented the first Fabergé (line) since the closing of the Fabergé
workshop in 1917.
Fabergé
objects from the house of Victor Mayer have been accuired by the Kremlin
Museum the Art Museum of New Orleans and many private collections around the world.
Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer founded the jewellery manufacture in Pforzheim in 1890. In the time of Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, the company created pieces based on the designs of well-known artists such as the jewellery designer Professor Georg Kleemann or Anton Krautheimer of the Munich Secession...
Co. from 1965 to 2005. He continued the legacy of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé
Peter Carl Fabergé
Peter Karl Fabergé also known as Karl Gustavovich Fabergé in Russia was a Russian jeweller of Baltic German-Danish and French origin, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.-Early...
.
He was born to the jeweller Edmund Mohr and his wife Maria Mayer in Pforzheim
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
, Germany. His grandfather was the German jeweller Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer founded the jewellery manufacture in Pforzheim in 1890. In the time of Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, the company created pieces based on the designs of well-known artists such as the jewellery designer Professor Georg Kleemann or Anton Krautheimer of the Munich Secession...
who founded the Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer founded the jewellery manufacture in Pforzheim in 1890. In the time of Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, the company created pieces based on the designs of well-known artists such as the jewellery designer Professor Georg Kleemann or Anton Krautheimer of the Munich Secession...
jewelry company in Pforzheim
Pforzheim
Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
in 1890. Another famed family member is his brother the computer pioneer Manfred Mohr
Manfred Mohr
Manfred Mohr is a digital art pioneer. He has lived and worked in New York since 1981.-Life & career:...
.
Mohr-Mayers childhood was overshadowed by the bombing of Pforzheim in 1945 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The dramatic event took the lives of many of his childhood friends and destroyed 83% of the inner city. The building he grew up in which also housed the Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer
Victor Mayer founded the jewellery manufacture in Pforzheim in 1890. In the time of Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, the company created pieces based on the designs of well-known artists such as the jewellery designer Professor Georg Kleemann or Anton Krautheimer of the Munich Secession...
Co. remained miraculously untouched by the disaster.
In 1960 he received a PhD in business administration at the University of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, then he worked with jewellers Asprey
Asprey
Asprey is a British luxury brand with a heritage that dates back to 1781. The brand offers an extensive range of gifts, jewellery, watches, leather, silver, bone china, crystal and rare books, all available in its flagship New Bond Street store. Asprey was once the destination for crowns,...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Altenloh, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
until 1964. There he refined his taste and skills in jewelry making.
In 1965 he and Hubert Mayer became owners of the Victor Mayer Jewelry manufacturing company in Pforzheim.
Mohr-Mayer turned the Victor Mayer company over to his son Marcus O. Mohr in 2001 and retired from his position in 2003. Mohr-Mayer continues to represent the Fabergé workmaster at events of the Collegium Fabergé and gives lectures on the history and making of Fabergé eggs.
Mohr-Mayer is also a nephew of the German women's lib activist Else Mayer
Else Mayer
Else Mayer was a German nun and women's liberation activist during the period of the First-wave feminism. She was one of the pioneers of the German Women's Liberation Movement....
. He became instrumental in turning her nunnery in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
into a chritable foundation. Herbert Mohr-Mayer has been volunteering in the Else Mayer Foundation since 2004.
Restoring the Fabergé line
Herbert Mohr-Mayer revived the Fabergé (line) which had been discontinued by the heirs of Peter Carl FabergéPeter Carl Fabergé
Peter Karl Fabergé also known as Karl Gustavovich Fabergé in Russia was a Russian jeweller of Baltic German-Danish and French origin, best known for the famous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.-Early...
. The grandsons of Fabergé
Fabergé
Fabergé may refer to:*House of Fabergé, a Russian jewelry firm founded by Gustav Faberge in 1842*Fabergé workmaster, goldsmiths who produced jewelry for the House of Fabergé*Fabergé eggs, the most famous works of the House of Faberge...
sold the licencing rights to Fabergé Co. in 1989. In the same year Fabergé Inc.
Fabergé Inc.
The House of Fabergé is a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in St Petersburg, Imperial Russia, by Gustav Faberge, using the accented name "Fabergé"; Gustav was followed by his son Peter Carl Fabergé, until the firm was nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918...
appointed Victor Mayer as the new licensee.
After years of research in the fields of traditional jewerly making Mohr-Mayer reestablished long lost manufacturing techniques such as guilloché
Guilloché
Guilloché is a decorative engraving technique in which a very precise intricate repetitive pattern or design is mechanically engraved into an underlying material with fine detail...
and Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also porcelain enamel in U.S. English, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C...
. In 1991 the company presented the first Fabergé (line) since the closing of the Fabergé
Fabergé
Fabergé may refer to:*House of Fabergé, a Russian jewelry firm founded by Gustav Faberge in 1842*Fabergé workmaster, goldsmiths who produced jewelry for the House of Fabergé*Fabergé eggs, the most famous works of the House of Faberge...
workshop in 1917.
Fabergé
Fabergé
Fabergé may refer to:*House of Fabergé, a Russian jewelry firm founded by Gustav Faberge in 1842*Fabergé workmaster, goldsmiths who produced jewelry for the House of Fabergé*Fabergé eggs, the most famous works of the House of Faberge...
objects from the house of Victor Mayer have been accuired by the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...
Museum the Art Museum of New Orleans and many private collections around the world.