{"id":2610,"date":"2026-01-29T15:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/about\/philipp-h-westebbe\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:52:56","slug":"philipp-h-westebbe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/en\/about\/philipp-h-westebbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Philipp H. Westebbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"header-small\">\r\n        <div class=\"header-slide\">\r\n                <div class=\"header-slide--background\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Philipp H. Westebbe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824-1024x352.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824-768x264.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/csm_Philipp_Westebbe_5e55dc9824-1536x528.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"header-slide--container container\">\r\n                        <div class=\"container__inner\">\r\n                                                                        <div class=\"topheadline\">\r\n                                                ZRW Berlin                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                        <h1 class=\"container__inner--headline headline\">\r\n                                                Philipp H. Westebbe                                        <\/h1>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"spacer spacer--xl\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"seo-headline  \">\n            <div class=\"seo-headline__topheadline topheadline\">\n            Philipp H. Westebbe        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"seo-headline__headline\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-xxl smx-headline\">\n            Expertise        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"spacer spacer--xxs\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive training as a university-certified restorer and carpenter<\/li>\n<li>Professional Furniture Restoration and Wood Restoration<\/li>\n<li>Professional Research on Furniture, Wooden Objects, and Wood Used in Construction<\/li>\n<li>A superbly equipped restoration workshop for conservation and restoration<\/li>\n<li>Excellent knowledge of the natural sciences and art history<\/li>\n<li>Artistic Sensitivity<\/li>\n<li>Classification of the objects within their respective stylistic periods from an art historical perspective<\/li>\n<li>Extensive knowledge of materials in the areas of wood, finishes, settings, metals, tortoiseshell, and plastics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive knowledge of historical techniques and construction methods<\/li>\n<li>Damage Assessments and Condition Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Conservation and restoration using the gentlest methods possible on the original to preserve history<\/li>\n<li>Use of historical recipes and materials, as well as traditional production methods, in restoration<\/li>\n<li>Preventive conservation<\/li>\n<li>artLABOR\u00ae: Material Analysis of Art and Cultural Heritage<\/li>\n<li>Strong References<\/li>\n<li>Europe-wide network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"spacer spacer--xs\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container-padding&#8221; el_id=&#8221;icon_center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2155&#8243; img_size=&#8221;245&#215;82&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"spacer spacer--xl\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"image-text container-padding    \">\n        <div class=\"image-text__image \">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen__Teaser.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Philipp H. Westebbe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen__Teaser.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen__Teaser-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen__Teaser-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen__Teaser-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>  \n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"image-text__content\">\n        <div class=\"seo-headline  \">\n            <div class=\"seo-headline__topheadline topheadline\">\n            Newspaper article in \u201cBerliner Perlen\u201d:        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"seo-headline__headline\">\n        <h2 class=\"font-xxl smx-headline\">\n            A Look Behind the Scenes        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"spacer spacer--xxs\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Philipp H. Westebbe, Certified Conservator<em> <\/em>And his team doesn&#8217;t create replacements\u2014they preserve the originals. Furniture, plastic, icons\u2014everything is expertly restored here. It&#8217;s loud, it&#8217;s quiet, it&#8217;s 70\u201390 hours a week. With a passion for every detail: that&#8217;s the Central Restoration Workshop in Berlin.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer spacer--xxs\"><\/div><div class=\"btn__wrapper  \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zrw-berlin.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Zeitungsartikel_ZRW_Berlin_in_Berliner_Perlen.pdf\" class=\"btn btn--primary\">\n        <div class=\"btn__inner\">\n            Open the newspaper article as a PDF        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"spacer spacer--xl\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Since January 2022<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Founder &#038; Owner<\/h3>\n<p><strong>artLABOR\u00ae<\/strong><strong>: Material Analysis of Art and Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instrumental Analysis for Non-Destructive and Minimally Destructive Testing:\n<ul>\n<li>Portable UV\/Vis\/NIR Spectroscopy (J&#038;M Analytik AG): <a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pharma-test.de\/en\/jm\/products\/tidas-lab\/tidas-s\/p-tidas-s-300-mms-visnir-3011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TIDAS\u00ae S 300 \u2013 MMS VIS\/NIR 3011<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FT-IR Spectroscopy (BRUKER): <a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bruker.com\/de\/products-and-solutions\/infrared-and-raman\/ft-ir-routine-spectrometer\/alpha-ii-compact-ft-ir-spectrometer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ALPHA II<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Since March 2012<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Founder &#038; Owner<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ZRW &#8211; Central Restoration Workshop Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RESTORATION:<\/strong> Furniture restoration \u2502 Wood restoration \u2502 Restoration of wooden interior furnishings \u2502 Upholstery restoration \u2502 Chair caning restoration \u2502 Restoration of artisanal objects \u2502 Restoration of Archaeological Cultural Heritage \u2502 Restoration of Sculptures, Sculpture Mounting, and Polychrome Sculptures \u2502 On-Site Restoration \u2502 Refinishing \u2502 Preventive Conservation<\/li>\n<li><strong>SERVICES: Cost estimates <\/strong>for clients or insurance companies \u2502 Transportation services &#038; moving assistance \u2502 Inventory \u2502 Condition assessment \u2502 Damage analysis (artLABOR\u00ae: Material Analyses) \u2502 Concept Development \u2502 Restoration Planning \u2502 Documentation &#038; Cataloging \u2502 Object Management via Maintenance Contract \u2502 Provenance, Authenticity, &#038; Age \u2502 Appraisal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>February 2013 \u2013 March 2013<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Independent Contractor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tischlerei-fandrich.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FANDRICH Carpentry and Furniture Restoration, LLC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at Master Carpenter WINKLER and Master Carpenter DEPSKI in Berlin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservation and Restoration of Furniture and Wooden Objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>March 2012 \u2013 January 2013<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Independent Contractor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quintadevermil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WESTEBBE Architects, LLC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at Dipl.-Arch. WESTEBBE in Ardeg\u00e3o, Portugal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renovation of a Baroque Mansion (Historic Preservation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>May 2010 \u2013 June 2010<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Research Associate and Consultant<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.museum\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berlin State Museums<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>with Prof. Dr. Dr. PARZINGER in Tbilisi, Georgia<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU Twinning Project (Dossier No.: GE09\/ENP-P&#038;CA\/OT\/02):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Support for the Institutional Development of the Georgian National Museum<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preventive conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>February 2009 \u2013 February 2011<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Research Associate and Project Manager<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smb.museum\/museen-und-einrichtungen\/rathgen-forschungslabor\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rathgen Research Laboratory \u2013 State Museums of Berlin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at Prof. Dr. SIMON&#8217;s office in Berlin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nefertiti \u00c4MP 21300 \u2013 Studies by the Rathgen Research Laboratory on the condition of the restoration and the suitability for transport<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instrumental Analysis for Imaging, Non-Destructive, and Minimally Destructive Testing<\/li>\n<li>Preventive conservation<\/li>\n<li>Primary Source Research<\/li>\n<li>Final Report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>August 2006 \u2013 August 2008<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Research Intern<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deutsches-museum.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deutsches Museum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>with Prof. Dr. TRISCHLER, Dr. BRACHNER, Dr. BERDUX, Dr. SICHAU, and Dr. HOLL in Munich<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preventive Conservation of Art and Cultural Heritage for Exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>Preservation and Restoration of Technical Cultural Heritage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>05\/2006<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Independent Contractor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.langhoffundlanghoff.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LANGHOFF &#038; GRUHLKE Furniture Restoration Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at the workshop of restorer GRUHLKE and master carpenter LANGHOFF in Munich<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservation and Restoration of Furniture and Wooden Objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Jan. 2006 \u2013 Mar. 2006<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Independent Contractor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quintadevermil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WESTEBBE Architects, LLC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at Dipl.-Arch. WESTEBBE in Ardeg\u00e3o, Portugal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renovation of a Baroque Mansion (Historic Preservation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>October 1999 \u2013 December 2004<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Degree Program in Conservation (University)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkk.ar.tum.de\/index.php?id=5&#038;L=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chair of Restoration, Art Technology, and Conservation Science<\/a><\/strong> (Technical University of Munich)<\/p>\n<p>at Prof. EMMERLING, Certified Restorer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thesis:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Investigations of Art and Cultural Heritage Using Pulse Thermography\u2014A Non-Destructive Analytical Method<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>September 2003 \u2013 November 2003<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Course participants<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infraredtraining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Infrared Training Center (ITC)<\/a><u><\/u>\u2013 <a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flir.de\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FLIR Systems GmbH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at Dr. SCH\u00d6NBACH&#8217;s office in Frankfurt[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; enable_gray_background_for_row=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>May 2003 \u2013 August 2003<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Internship During the Academic Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doernerinstitut.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doerner Institute<\/a> \u2013 <a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinakothek.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bavarian State Painting Collections<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>at PD Dr. STEGE&#8217;s office in Munich[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>03\/2003<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Internship During the Academic Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"link-external-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.uni-muenchen.de\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences<\/a> <\/strong>(LMU Munich)<\/p>\n<p>with Prof. Dr. FEHR[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;25&#8243; 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