Chronology
| 1924 | Born in Berlin on 31st July 1924 |
| 1939 | Granted British entry visa |
| 1945 – 1947 | Enlisted Royal Army Service Corps, attached to British Intelligence. Naturalised British Citizen |
| 1948 – 1951 | Studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts and obtained a Diploma with Distinction |
| 1963 – 1966 | Associate Designer with the Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1965 – 1972 | Head of Department of Theatre Design, Central School of Art and Design |
| 1967 | London Drama Critics’ Award: Designer of the Year for As You Like It and Little Murders |
| 1975 | Gold Medal for Stage Design, Prague Quadriennale International Exhibition of Scenography |
| 1976 – present | Associate designer with the Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1978 | Society of West End Theatres’ Designer of the Year Award: Brand |
| 1979 | Golden Triga National Award, Prague Quadriennale International Exhibition of Scenography |
| 1981 | London Drama Critics’ Award: The Love Girl and The Innocent |
| 1983 | Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
| 1984 | Elected Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) of the Royal Society of the Arts |
| Society of West End Theatres’ Designer of the Year Award: Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| 1987 | Silver Medal for Stage Design, Prague Quadriennale International Exhibition of Scenography |
| 1991 | Golden Triga National Award, Prague Quadriennale International Exhibition of Scenography |
| 1993 | Special Award for Distinguished Service to Theatre, United States’ Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) |
| 1994 | Elected Fellow of the Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong |
| 1996 | Elected Honorary Fellow of The London Institute |
| 1997 | Retrospective Exhibition at the Lethaby Galleries, London Institute |
| 1998 – 1999 | Retrospective Exhibitions: Bejing, Hong Kong, Taipei |
| 1999 | Elected Fellow of the Rose Bruford College, Kent |
| 2003 | Golden Triga National Award, Prague Quadriennale International Exhibition of Scenography |
| 2007 | Honorary Degree, The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| 2010 | Exhibition of metal collage sculpture work at the National Theatre, London |
| 2016 | Figaro Trilogy for Welsh National Opera |
| 2016 | Exhibition of Metal Collages at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
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