I was born on 12th February 1962 in Vienna. Early on I discovered my talent and passion for drawing. This was followed by eight years of primary school which I completed alongside learning to play the violin to concert level. During this time I supplemented my pocket money with one or two drawings (caricatures).

In 1976 during a short period at the Higher Graphic Federal Training and Research Institute, I completed a training course as a gold and silversmith.

I completed my apprenticeship with Alexis Reiss and the jewellers Langhans & Zipper. During this time, I started to create my first wax models that enjoyed great popularity straight away. After 7 years I moved to Walter Krug, the jeweller, where I had the opportunity to concentrate on one-off products in addition to creating wax models. The business was shut in 1993 soon after the death of my employer. As a result I decided to turn my passion for cycling into a career and worked for the courier service “Blitz-Kurier” for a few months.

In early 1994, I started to work as a goldsmith and designer for the fashion jewellery company “Pierre Lang”. Here I learnt many new techniques for creating jewellery models that went far beyond simple “wax carving”. Despite the interesting work at “Pierre Lang”, after 4 ½ years I decided to start my own business as an illustrator, animator and cartoonist in 1999.

At the same time I also learnt how to use vector-based graphics and animation programs on the computer. I brought light into the hard life of an illustrator with small successes such as coming top for individual animations in international competitions and completing assignments for clients such as “Siemens” and “Warner Bros.”.

In 2003, I decided to start work again at “Pierre Lang”. This time I had the opportunity to work with the 3D design program “Rhinoceros”. I learnt to use the program very quickly after setting out to build all types of jewellery designs, without exception, using the software. Soon after, I successfully developed and headed the CAD/CAM department for the company. There I gained 12 years of exclusive and intensive experience with 3D software for designing jewellery on a computer.

In November 2015, I founded my own company “Othmar Wicke CAD jewelry designer”.