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​GOLDEN FUDO is a tattoo studio, atelier and gallery all in one - a shared creative space by Alex del Rio and Nicole Schuster, where Japanese aesthetics, contemporary art and exceptional craftsmanship combine in a unique way. 

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Alex del Rio, graduated in art at Leioa University, Basque Country/Spain and has worked in cartoons for cinema and TV, did 3D modelling, digital printmaking as well as painting exhibitions.

Being a tattooist since 2006 brought him to live and work in Ireland, Germany and Japan as well as to several guest spots and conventions all over Europe. In 2018 Alex has lived in Japan and worked with the master Ichi Hatano in Tokyo.

He also studied Buddhism, Zen, Shintoism and lately also Shugendo, visited numerous shrines and temples to learn their woodwork and paintings, and visited every museum and exhibition related to ukiyo-e and the Edo period that he could find. He even trained kickboxing at a local gym with the former champion Toru Oishi sensei to further immerse himself into the Japanese spirit.

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Alex is very passionate about Japanese culture and art and seeks to recreate the traditional Japanese private studio ambiance with GOLDEN FUDO.

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In his studio in the Munich district of Haidhausen, which he is operating since 2021, he creates not only traditional Japanese tattoos, but also paintings, art prints and apparel.

With a constantly growing jewellery collection, a collaboration between Alex and Nicole, inspired by traditional Japanese art such as wood carvings and netsukes, this studio & gallery is absolutely worth a visit. 

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Nicole Schuster trained to be a goldsmith at Technical College of Glass and Jewellery in Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz and finished her studies of Jewellery and Objects at University Pforzheim / School of Design with a diploma in 2008. After some years working in Ireland, she came to Munich, where she has her atelier since.

Her work got internationally awarded and can be found in over 20 galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Nicole also co-curated two exhibitions of contemporary jewellery in Tokyo and curated two exhibitions for the Bavarian Arts and Crafts Association (BKV) in Munich to show a comparison of objects and jewellery from Japan and Germany. In the Golden Fudo Gallery she is hosting annually during the Munich Jewellery Week and Internationale Handwerksmesse München an exhibition with jewellery artists from Japan.

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