Skateboarder brooch, Léa Stein, Paris

Brooch in cellulose acetate, typical of the style of French artist Léa Stein. It depicts a skateboarder.

The skateboard and its wheels are multicolored.

Signed on the clip.

Dimensions: 4.5 x 3.4 cm.

Léa Stein ( February 11, 1936) 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”, Stein began making jewelry in 1960.
In the mid-1960s, she began making brooches from cellulose acetate, using a special technique.

These amusing, humorous or more classic pieces of jewelry are collected and have been the subject of exhibitions and articles.