Outstanding achievements at the
hotel fit-out contractor

We have had several reasons to celebrate in recent weeks. The four carpentry apprentices Matthias Blöchl, Christoph Brzuske, Pascal Fechter and Valentin Graf achieved outstanding results in the journeyman’s examinations at the carpenters’ guilds in Passau and Deggendorf and were awarded journeyman status. Felix Constantin Graf completed his studies in interior design at the highly renowned Royal College of Art in London with a Master of Arts degree.

The four young journeymen impress with excellent craftsmanship and a flair for high-quality design. These skills were reflected in the quality of their journeyman’s pieces and in their grades, with two grades of 1 and two grades of 2 in the practical examination. Under the guidance of master carpenters and skilled workers at Graf, they were able to acquire these skills during their two-year apprenticeship.

Matthias Blöchl, Christoph Brzuske and Pascal Fechter were able to demonstrate their skills with one piece of desk furniture each. With the help of a juice bar, Valentin Graf presented a combination of fine Indian apple wood and a gold leaf and iron spatula finish, earning him a grade of 1 in the practical exam. With another 1 in the theory exam, he achieved the perfect result and was thus named Best in the Guild.

Craftsmanship and fine design were also key concepts in Felix Constantin Graf’s master’s thesis, a design for a church pulpit, which earned him an award as one of the best theses in his year.

With this expertise, the Zenting-based interior design company considers itself well equipped to meet the demands of the future. Company CEO Felix Graf adds: “In recent years, we have deliberately invested in training and created conditions that enable young people to enjoy an ideal apprenticeship. I am delighted that our home-grown apprentices have performed so well in the tests and hope that this will continue in the coming years.
Therefore, we will not rest on our laurels and will continue to expand our apprenticeship programme in the future through in-house training courses and seminars, as well as apprenticeship coordinators. I hope that this will enable us to offer an attractive place for apprenticeships, and I invite interested parties to apply to us.”

A report on the time that Felix Constantin Graf spent as an intern at Matteo Thun & Partners in Milan. In this interview, he provides insights into his internship, which he completed alongside his interior design studies with renowned architect and designer Matteo Thun.