For the construction of this four-meter-high crystal sculpture, the Leipzig artist needed stainless steel. For craftsmen in the GDR, this was unthinkable! 

However, an international conspiracy made it possible to still obtain the coveted material. A metallurgy trade in Leipzig sourced it from the Soviet Union, Sweden, and even Japan. Stainless steel 'from over there' was also procured – through the socialist brother country, Czechoslovakia. Strangely, the West German certificate of inspection somehow got lost in the process. Today, the bizarre segments and openings of the sculpture play together in the interplay of light and shadow.
Harry Müller took four years to complete the statue. When it was finally erected on the Dreesch, an ice cream parlor in the building behind it borrowed from its name. The ice cream bar 'Eskimo' got a new owner and reopened as 'Eiskristall,' inviting customers to enjoy cool treats.