What you’ll learn in this episode: Why sacred geometry is the underlying link between Eva’s work in jewelry, architecture and design How growing up in an isolated Soviet Bloc country influenced Eva’s creative expression Why jewelry is one of the most communicative art forms How Eva evaluates jewelry as a frequent jewelry show judge Why good design should help people discover new ideas and apply them in other places  About Eva Eisler A star of the Prague art world, Eva Eisler is an internationally recognized sculptor, furniture/product designer, and jeweler. Rooted in constructivist theory, her structurally-based objects project a unique spirituality by nature of their investment with “sacred geometry.” The current series of necklaces and brooches, fabricated from stainless steel, are exemplars of this aesthetic. In 2003, she developed a line of sleek, stainless steel tabletop objects for mono cimetric design in Germany.  Eisler is also a respected curator and educator. She is chairman of the Metal and Jewelry Department at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where she heads the award-winning K.O.V. (concept-object-meaning) studio. Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum and Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich; and Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, among others.  Additional Resources: Eva’s Instagram Photos available on TheJeweleryJourney.com Transcript: Eva Eisler is the rare designer who works on projects as small as a ring and as large as a building. What connects her impressive portfolio of work? An interest in sacred geometry and a desire to discover new ideas that can be applied in multiple ways. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about how she communicates a message through jewelry; why jewelry students should avoid learning traditional techniques too early; and her thoughts on good design. Read the episode transcript here.  Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the second part of a two-part episode. If you haven’t heard part one, please head to TheJewelryJourney.com. My guest today is Eva Eisler, Head of the Jewelry Department of the Academy of Arts in Prague. She’s probably one of the most well-known artists in the Czech Republic. Welcome back.    How long were you in New York? A long time?   Eva: 25 years.    Sharon: Wow! I didn’t realize that. And did you teach the whole time?   Eva: I taught for a few years at Parsons School of Design, and then New York University pulled me in. It was Judith Schwartz, who was the Director of the Department of Art Education, who wanted to expose the students to metalworking. So, she asked me to come and teach there.   Sharon: Did you do jewelry and other things because you wanted to have not so much grayness in the world, to have color, to have joy?   Eva: Are you asking?   Sharon: Yeah, I’m asking. Did you break out, in a sense, because of the world around you?   Eva: I think that one challenge after the other gave me strength and conviction. This is something I can work with, the medium of jewelry, because it’s so communicative. I had so many incredible encounters through wearing a piece of jewelry. For example, I went to a party at Princeton University. I’m talking to this professor of physics. He’s telling me how they are developing an artificial sun, and he’s looking at my piece. When he finished talking about his project, he said, “Is this what I think it is?” I said, “Clearly, yes.” It was a piece of metal bent into an S, one line and one dot. It’s basically telling you that it depends on a point of view and how you perceive things. I used to like to come up with a concept that I would play with in different theories.    Sharon: Did you expect to be in