Uschi Ullmann
was born in Buenos Aires in 1957. Since her apprenticeship as a glass designer from 1977 to 1980 at the Glasfachschule Zwiesel, she has been working on the production of functional, individually designed utility glass. Against the background of her work as managing director of OPTUL Spezialglas GmbH, the focus of her work since 1997 has been on the development of colours fusible with float glass and the production of a comprehensive range of materials.
In 1992 she received the Bavarian State Prize and in 1993 the Hessian State Prize.
Uschi Ullmann lives and works in Aldersbach and Ortenburg near Passau.