Horst KERSTAN (* 1941, † 2005)

1941
born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

1959-1962
apprenticeship with Richard Bampi

1963-1965
master student of Richard Bampi

1965
takes over the studio of Richard Bampi after his dead

1970s
study trips to Japan

1978
construction of an anagama stove (wood fired)

2005
died

Source:
Reineking v. Bock, Gisela: Keramik des 20. Jahrhunderts, Deutschland, München 1979, p. 190.