I design and create jewellery that is recognisable as such even when not worn on the body. It stands as a piece of jewellery in its own right, without having to serve a funktion. Be it an artistic microcosm, a fashion accessory, an ornate one-of-a-kind or whatever, it should remain jewellery and not be construed merely as a pice of art.
The guiding principle behind all my works is a schematic formula -3F- It derives from the German words : Funktion-Form-Farbe. The formula In English would have to read-FFC-: Function-Form-Colour. Put in more precise terms , my work attempts to strike a balance between newly developed forms, functionality and treatment of colour.
In terms of content, form thus derives from function, in an aesthetic blend of the functional and the formal, ultimately emerging as a new piece of jewellery.

I use the same approach in my jewellery. I strive for clarity of form with constructive elements that are quite transparent and so enable the wearer or viewer to see and ultimately understand the inner structure and the manner in which the piece has been put together.
In transparent structures, such as the ones I use in my jewellery, light and shade also come into play. Depending on the brightness, the light and shade create a further imaginary construction. This intensifies the structural plasticity of the piece: a feature that can be considered static kinetics of some kind

My work reflects an overall view of the world around us. I like to know how things work, what makes them tick and what they mean. When I see something, I have to be able to follow the thought behind it and understand. I try to look at things from all sides – if possible, both from within and without, in order to see how they are constructed, how they function and how they are put together. None the less, most world events baffle me - and I suspect the overwhelming majority of other people as well.
For all that and as far as my designs and their formal translation are concerned, I strive for clarity, transparency and comprehensibility. Perhaps not apparent at first sight, they can be ultimately understood – very much in keeping,
with Pound’s claim that: ”only objectivised emotions survive”. 

Petr Dvorak, 1954,  Český Krumlov, Czechoslovakia.

Education:
1969 Apprenticeship as engraver, Prague
1973 Art School Turnov CZ, majoring in jewellery design
1976 Jewellery designer Soluna Prague
1980 Independent designer with studio in Vienna

Public collections:
Turnov Museum, Czech Republic | Hejral Collection Smržovka, Czech Republic | Jablonec Museum, Czech Republic

Awards:
1970 STTM, Prague
1976 Prize of Art School, Turnov, Czech Republic
1977, 78 and 80 CID Design Award, Czech Republic
1986 Fourth Prize, International Pearl Contest, Japan
1995 Nomination for the State Prize for Design Crafts, Austria

Exhibitions 2000-2009:
2000 Italy, USA, Germany, Austria, Venice, Italy, Erfurt, Germany.
2002 CAD 2002 Sotheby´s, London, Great Britain | Erfurt, Germany.
2003 CAD 2003, Sotheby´s, London, Great Britain | Sybaris Gallery Chicago, USA | Pforzheim, Germany | Cesky sperk, Prague, Czech republic.
2004 Bratislava, Slowakia
2005 NEON 30,Belgien | SOFA,Chicago USA.
2006 Symposia Turnov, Prague Czech rep. |SOLO, Garnet, Moldavit, Titanium, Gallery Rozehnal, Prague Czech rep.
2007 15 Silvertrienal Germany, Moscow-Rusia | Wertzeichen, HANAU, Germany. (catalogue) | Castel, Český Krumlov. Czech republic
2008 Silvertrienal, Danmark, Germany | Becker Preis, Germany | Trienal Jablonec, Czech republik. (catalogue) | V&V “VITRINE” Czech Garnet Jewellery
2009 Glass in Czech jewelry, Czech center Vienna, Haag, Stockholm,Warshaw (catalogue) | My Europe, Moje Evropa Bruxeles, BE. Prague DOX.CZ( catalogue) 

1986 8 Europäische Silbertriennale, Hanau Germany
1988 International pearl design contest Tokyo, Japan,1988
1994 Schmuck und Gerät, Hanau, Germany,1994
1995 Creative handicraft in Austria, 1995
1996 Schmuck aus Edelmetall, State jewellery Prize Austria 1996
1997 Czech modern jewelry, Prague | Berchtold Villa Salzburg, Austria
1998 First EU Prize for contemporary design-led crafts | Jewellery moves, Edinburgh,GB 
2000 Folchini-Grassetto Collektion Venezia, Italy | The international 20th century Arts fair,New York.USA | Turning point Austria
2001 Gioielli e Bijoux Italy
2003 Erfurter Symposien Germany | Czech jewellery;Promeny ceskeho sperku na konci 20 stoletiCzech republic | Jewellery as object, Object as jewellery.Geometry,optics,design.Prague.CZ
2005 Exhibition in print,contemporary flatware, Metalsmith,USA | Gallery NEON 30/Bernard Francois, Belgien 
2006 SOFA,Chicago,USA | Symposia Turnov, Prague Czech rep.
2007 15 Silbertriennale Hanau,Germany | Exhibition GfGK, Wertzeichen Hanau,Germany
2008 Trienal of the contemporary jewellery, Jablonec, Czech republik | Compendium of contemporary Jewellers
2009 Glass in Czech jewelry | My Europe, Moje Evropa CZ.

Galerie V&V, Vienna, Austria
Gallery DOX, Prague, CZ,
Gallery ob OVO Todi, Italy