Jens is a Berlin-based creative who wears many hats - photographer, woodworker, and the mastermind behind the city’s beloved Pizza Making Workshops. When he’s not behind the camera or working with his hands, you’ll find him bringing people together over dough, fire, and seriously good pizza. Creativity, craftsmanship, and community are at the heart of everything Jens does.
Hello Jens!
What kind of art do you create?
I work with dough, fire, and time. Pizza is my medium, but what I really create are moments - simple food, shared slowly, made by hand.
How did you discover your path in art?
It wasn’t a straight line. I followed curiosity more than a plan. Somewhere along the way, working with dough stopped feeling like work and started feeling like a language I understood.
What keeps you motivated to continue practicing your art?
The process. Dough never lies. Every day it asks for attention, patience, and respect - and it always teaches something new if you listen.
Looking back, what has been your personal highlight as an artist?
Seeing people realize they can do this themselves. When someone makes their first pizza and suddenly feels confident - that moment stays with me.
When do you feel most creative or productive?
When I get into the flow - when time disappears, and the hands know what to do before the mind interferes.
Who or what inspires you the most?
Nature. The chaos in it, and the quiet order that somehow holds everything together.
What small things in life bring you the greatest joy?
A genuine smile. And seeing happiness appear on someone’s face through good food.
Do you have a vision or goal that you’re currently working toward?
Keeping things simple and honest. Creating spaces where people reconnect with food - and with themselves - through making.
How would you define a life well-lived?
Doing your work with care, feeding people well, staying curious, and not rushing through what matters - and looking back on the time spent with no regrets.
What do you do when you feel stuck or uninspired?
I go back to basics. Clean my hands, touch dough, light a fire. Movement usually brings clarity.
What feeling do you love the most?
Calm satisfaction - when effort turns into something real and shared.
Which feeling do you dislike or find hardest to deal with?
Noise without meaning. Business that forgets why it started.
What’s your favorite movie - the first one that comes to mind?
Blade Runner — the original.
What’s a book you’d recommend to anyone - the first one that comes to mind?
Endlich Nichtraucher by Allen Carr.
If you could listen to only one song for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
There is a light that never goes out by the Smiths.
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
Cold pizza the next morning.
Is there a food or drink you can’t live without?
Coffee.
Where is your happy place - at home, in nature, or somewhere else entirely?
Anywhere there’s fire, dough, and people willing to slow down.
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Thanks Jens!
As the conversation winds down, one thing is clear:
For Jens, pizza is never just pizza. Through dough, fire, and shared time, his pizza-making workshops in Berlin invite people to slow down, reconnect, and rediscover the joy of making something with their own hands. In a fast-moving world, Jens reminds us that the most meaningful moments often begin simply - with care, warmth, and a table shared. 🍕✨