Brooch Windmill Lea Stein nature After training under Cristóbal Balenciaga

After training under Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo

Design: The design consists of an oval shield-shaped element with a decorated pearl border

The layers were then baked and cut into shapes

Set with clear crystals in various cuts

Materials: Gilt metal with filigree work

Brooch Windmill Lea Stein nature After training under Cristóbal BalenciagaCollectors item Vintage Length 4. 5 cm Cellulose acetate Signed 'Lea Stein Paris' La Stein is a French artist known for her compressed plastic brooches and bracelets. Often hailed as the most remarkable and innovative plastic jewelry designer of the 20th century, Lea began making jewelry in 1969. In the mid 1960s she started making brooches in plastics. She and her husband created a method to create layers from very thin sheets of cellulose acetate.