Since 1991 artist and designer Lisa Issenberg has specialized in innovative, custom metalwork, creating unique, three-dimensional functional pieces. Her work ranges from delicate, detailed jewelry to large-scale architectural installations, all of which originate in the Issenberg Design studio in southwestern Colorado.

Issenberg’s work reflects both the grace of nature’s inspiration and her passion for creative minimalism. She often incorporates provocative photographs of mountain life in her work, treating these images as jewels in her smaller pieces and as compelling, life-like qualities in her larger work.

In addition to jewelry and railings, Issenberg’s projects include sculptural donor walls, festival awards, municipal projects, furniture, garden fountains, and wall hangings. Her inspired municipal kiosks and bear-resistant trash receptacles have brought Issenberg well-earned recognition and provide an undeniable local flavor to the towns that commissioned them.

Issenberg Design is proud to include among its clients: the Town of Telluride, the Town of Crested Butte, the Telluride Historical Museum, the Telluride Medical Center, the Michael D. Palm Theater, private homeowners and various festival and charitable organizations. Her jewelry has been represented by The Whitney Museum Store and The International Center of Photography in New York City, as well as galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art has represented Issenberg’s jewelry since 1994.

Lisa Issenberg earned a Master of Industrial Design degree from Pratt Institute in 2001 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University. She has taught metal arts and design workshops through the Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, Colorado since 1995, including a 2006 workshop in Provence, France and served on the school’s Artist Advisory Board for six years.