Michael Seubert

1989–1993
Apprentice goldsmith; earned a vocational diploma as a goldsmith.
1994–1997
Goldsmith’s assistant at Kraus a. Dom.
1996
Selected for the Talent Program of the German Ministry of Education and Research.
1996–1999
Academy of Design; awarded a state-recognized diploma as a Craft Designer.
1997–1998
Municipal Master School for Gold and Silversmithing; passed the Master’s Examination as a goldsmith and silversmith.
1998–2001
Workshop manager at Court Jeweler Rath (owner: Karl Rothmüller).
Since 2001
Self-employed master goldsmith and silversmith; operating an independent workshop with retail.
Since 2003
Board member of the Munich and Upper Bavaria Guild of Gold and Silversmiths.
2004–2005
Training as a Diamond Expert, German Gemmological Association, Idar-Oberstein.
2006–2007
Training as a Gemologist, German Gemmological Association, Idar-Oberstein.
Since 2008
Publicly appointed and sworn expert for jewelry and gemstones by the IHK Munich and Upper Bavaria.
Since 2009
Member of the Master Craftsman Examination Board for the goldsmith’s trade, HWK Munich.
2012–2020
Member of the Expert Affairs Department, Central Association of German Gold and Silversmiths.
Since 2013
Publicly appointed and sworn expert for the goldsmith’s craft, HWK Munich and Upper Bavaria.
Lecturer at the Municipal Master School for Goldsmithing and Silversmithing, Munich.
Since 2015
Member of the Presidium of the Central Association of German Goldsmiths and Silversmiths (Zentralverband).
2018
Appointed by the federal government as an expert for the reform of vocational training for goldsmiths, silversmiths, and gem setters.
Since 2020
Chairman of the Central Association of German Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.
Since 2023
Member of the Examination Board for the goldsmithing trade, HWK Munich.
Since 2024
Member of the Advisory Board of the German Gemmological Association, Idar-Oberstein.