Chronology
| 1948 | Born in Lörrach, South Germany |
| 1967-73 | University of Heidelberg, Degree in English, History, Political Science. Study and travels in Spain |
| 1974-77 | Camden Institute, London |
| 1977-78 | Postgraduate Certificate in Education, King's College, London |
| 1979-81 | Goldsmiths College Diploma in Art & Design, Ceramics, London |
| 1982 | Crafts Council Setting –up Grant |
| 1984 | Crafts Council London Individual Grant Biennale Internationale de Céramique d'Art Prize, Vallauris |
| 1987-98 | Visiting lecturer at Farnham School of Art |
| 1998 | Lecture tour, Israel, British Council |
| 2009 | Publication of Gabriele Koch Hand building and smoke firing by Tony Birks introduced by Sir David Attenborough |
| 2011 | Inaugural Rothschild Memorial Lecture: Gabriele Koch Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, UK |
| 2020 | Research project, Atacama Desert, Chile, LaWayaka Current |