Hugo Saavedra
Biographical Info EDUCATION & TRAINING Arts and Crafts School – Montevideo, Uruguay •Bachelor of Fine Arts equivalent. Three-year apprenticeship at Furniture Reproduction Workshop of Woodcarving and Classical Styles – Montevideo, Uruguay • Furniture making, architectural woodcarving and design. Centro Europeo di Formazione degli Artigiani per La Coaservazione del Patrimonio Arqhitettonico (European Center of Formation of the Craftsman for the Conservation of Architechial Heritage) – Venice, Italy. • Educated in theory of conservation and intervention in a historical and practical approach; conservation of wooden objects; techniques of gilding, antique finish, preparation and application; and, documentation for purpose of records and intervention guidance. Atelier Fur Mobelrestaurierung (Furniture Restoration Workshop) – Backnang, Germany •Continuing education in furniture restoration, documentation, veneer reparation, construction stabilization, consolidation, surface cleaning and historical finishes.
Level Southeast Wisconsin Chapter
Membership Type Member