
Profile
Oliver Knott Aquarium designer
Born 22.01.1972 - Karlsruhe (Germany)
Career:
1988 Education as a merchant in retail pet store business (Fa Dehner - Karlsruhe)
1991-1993 Trained retail salesman pet store department (Fa.Dehner Garden Center Karlsruhe)
1994 Head of pet store department l(Fa.Dehner Garden Center Albstadt)
1995-1997 Assistant operating management Garden centre and pet store (Fa.Dehner Garden Center Karlsruhe)
1998 Head of aquarium and pond department (Fa.Kφlle Zoo Karlsruhe)
1999-2001 Operating manager (Fa.Kφlle Zoo Karlsruhe)
2002-2007 Self-employed aquarium aesigner
2007-2008 Project manager sales promotion and livestock (Fa.Kφlle Zoo Management Service, Stuttgart)
Since 09/08 Aquarium designer and consultant
Operational area as aquarium designer:
Set up aquariums, lectures and workshops in the following countries:
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, France, Holland, USA, Japan, etc.
Workshops and set up aquariums at various exhibitions and tradeshows such as:
Interzoo (Ger), Zoomark (Ita), Vvvivarium (NL), Animalia (CH), Aqua Fish (Ger), Fish & Reptiles (Ger)
Successes
- 2003 IAPLC Int. Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (AquaDesignAmano) Platz 32
- 2004 Winner - Int. Aquascaping Contest (Aquatic Gardener Association) 1st price und Best of Show
- 2004 IAPLC Int. Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (AquaDesignAmano) Platz 42
- 2005 Winner - Int. Aquascaping Contest (Aquatic Gardener Association) 1st price und Popular Choice
- 2005 IAPLC Int. Aquatic Plant Layout Contest (AquaDesignAmano) Platz 10
- 2006 Int. Aquascaping Contest (Aquatic Gardener Association) 2nd price Large Tank
- 2008 The Art of Planted Aquarium Top 10
- 2011 The Art of Planted Aquarium XXL Special Award
- 2011 The Art of Planted Aquarium Nano 2nd Place
- 2012 The Art of Planted Aquarium Nano 3th Place





