15 Facts About Rolf Sachs

Rolf Wilhelm Albert Sachs colloquially Rolf Sachs was born on 10 August 1955 and is a Swiss artist, designer, art collector and philanthropist.

Rolf Sachs is the oldest son of Gunter Sachs and a member of the Opel family.

Rolf Sachs's mother was originally from France and died from anesthesia error during an operation.

Rolf Sachs's great-grandfather was Wilhelm von Opel, an engineer and co-founder of the Opel company, as well as son of Adam Opel.

Rolf Sachs was educated at Institut Le Rosey and the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz.

Rolf Sachs holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Menlo College in Menlo Park, California.

Rolf Sachs started his formal career in investment banking before fully committing to the art world.

Rolf Sachs moved to London in 1994 and founded his design studio rolf sachs fun'ction there.

Rolf Sachs is still active in the world of finance and investments through his single family office galaxar ag which has offices in Chur and Zug.

Rolf Sachs' work was initially inspired by the principles of minimalism.

Rolf Sachs's work has changed over the years, becoming more experimental and conceptual and therefore not as definable.

Rolf Sachs's set designs the Faust opera, which debuted at Wiesbaden Staatstheater and the Faust ballet at the Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, which toured globally.

Rolf collaborated with his stepmother Maryam Sachs on developing the concept for the photographic project entitled The Wild Emperor where over a period of a year, a stationary camera captured the Wild Kaiser mountain range outside his house in Bavaria, in 10.5 minute intervals.

In 1994, Rolf Sachs moved his family to London, where they lived until 2018.

In 2014, Rolf Sachs separated from his wife, with a divorce being finalized the same year.