
Historically, Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder believed quartz to be water ice, permanently frozen after great lengths of time. The word “crystal” comes from the Greek word κρύστα ος, “ice”. The concept of Brass stencil sandwiched in rock crystal was developed by Steve about two years ago during one of his visits to the workshop in India. Since childhood he has been fascinated with the “images of objects trapped in ice”. This idea led to the experiment that now stands tall at the windows of the stall with thin-cut sheets in brass which are held together with the crystal pieces on both sides into straight panels.