Manfred Kohrs

Manfred Kohrs
Born (1957-01-24) 24 January 1957 (age 67)
Hanover, West Germany
Occupation(s)Tattooist; Art-Painter; Master of Economics (USUE)

Manfred Kohrs (born 24 January 1957) is a German tattooist and conceptual artist, who has been tattooing since 1974. He was a student of Horst Streckenbach ("Tattoo Samy") (5 August 1926 – 27 June 2001). Together they developed the barbell piercing in 1975.[1][2][3][4] Kohrs invented a rotary tattoo machine with main part an electric motor and an ink reservoir.[5] In 1977 Kohrs founded the first German Tattoo Artist Association.[6] Kohrs has been chairman of the board of the Institute for German Tattoo History (IDTG), which he founded 1997.[7] He gave up tattooing in 1990 and began studying economics. Since completing his economics degree in 1996, he has served as tax consultant and Certified Public Accountant (GER).

  1. ^ Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Ausg. Ost, S.2, 23. April 1981, Tätowieren – eine besondere Kunst / Manfred Kohrs (in German)
  2. ^ tattoo-manufacturer
  3. ^ Phillipp Schaab: Interview mit Manfred Kohrs Wie das Piercing in Deutschland Bekanntheit erlangte. In: TätowierMagazin Issue 07/20 (#293), p 81-81, 19. June 2020
  4. ^ "Inspiration". ezetraining.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  5. ^ reinMein die überlokale Zeitschrift: Das Tattoo-Kunsthandwerk – eine Technik, die unter die Haut geht (in German)
  6. ^ Offenbach-Post, Nr. 180, 1984 (in German)
  7. ^ Xenia Miller: Mit heißer Nadel Süddeutsche Zeitung 30. March 2021 (in German).