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This project, made on a pearl-weaving loom, was designed for a German magazine issue about organization and systems. It depicts the seating chart of the Munich Opera House, the pearls representing people. It's an homage to Illenberger's jewelry-making parents — and ex-boyfriend, with whom she attempted a short-lived jewelry label a few years back. "I guess I'm still inspired by that in a way," she says.