Comments on: Hanging jellyfish lights http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617572 blueelm Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617572 Yes but infinitely more went into marketing high art,  Pollack, and the American brand. Infinitely more. Yes but infinitely more went into marketing high art,  Pollack, and the American brand. Infinitely more.

]]> By: blueelm http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617568 blueelm Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617568 Well I don't know where to get mylar that isn't in bulk which would mean you'd have to have some use for x amount of mylar or you'd be wasting your money, but considering whether some one has frosted mylar lying around actually this would probably be a pretty easy and fun thing to make. Yep, it wouldn't be original because you'd be copying the design but that's no different than making a dress based on one you saw for 3k in a store. I would imagine you could make this for around 100 dollars though, assuming you're willing to buy a pre-made hanging light and then build the jellyfish over some kind of frame. I'm not really a crafter/maker, but honestly, most of those cuts look simple. I wouldn't use scissors though (just from working with mylar) but probably rather use a knife. The nice thing about mylar is you can lay it over a pattern to make the cuts the same.  Hey, you could change bits of the design and even have one totally custom to your liking too. Personally... I think it looks too much like a homecoming queen's mum. For 425 I can get a hand made glass chandelier. Assuming I was the sort to spend near 500 bucks on lights and not a cell phone bill :( Well I don’t know where to get mylar that isn’t in bulk which would mean you’d have to have some use for x amount of mylar or you’d be wasting your money, but considering whether some one has frosted mylar lying around actually this would probably be a pretty easy and fun thing to make. Yep, it wouldn’t be original because you’d be copying the design but that’s no different than making a dress based on one you saw for 3k in a store. I would imagine you could make this for around 100 dollars though, assuming you’re willing to buy a pre-made hanging light and then build the jellyfish over some kind of frame. I’m not really a crafter/maker, but honestly, most of those cuts look simple. I wouldn’t use scissors though (just from working with mylar) but probably rather use a knife. The nice thing about mylar is you can lay it over a pattern to make the cuts the same. 

Hey, you could change bits of the design and even have one totally custom to your liking too.

Personally… I think it looks too much like a homecoming queen’s mum. For 425 I can get a hand made glass chandelier. Assuming I was the sort to spend near 500 bucks on lights and not a cell phone bill :(

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617337 wrybread Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617337 Came here for the usual discussion about how this beautiful, handmade, low production, craft product was charging more than Walmart. Left satisfied. On a sidenote: sheesh. Came here for the usual discussion about how this beautiful, handmade, low production, craft product was charging more than Walmart. Left satisfied.

On a sidenote: sheesh.

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617335 wrybread Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617335 Amen. And Mr. Jackson, put me down for $50 that says you can't get anywhere close to this project for $4.25. Or even $42.25, including prototypes and all expenses. And you have the massive advantage of having a picture of what the finished product should look like. Amen. And Mr. Jackson, put me down for $50 that says you can’t get anywhere close to this project for $4.25. Or even $42.25, including prototypes and all expenses. And you have the massive advantage of having a picture of what the finished product should look like.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617327 BillStewart2012 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617327 I made a jellyfish sculpture out of aluminum (no, not transparent aluminum :-) (for the round part) and torch-cut sheet steel tentacles, using the tools at Techshop.  The round part works by banging on sheet aluminum with a hammer until it deforms into a sort of bowl shape, and the first one I did was about 10" across.   I've done a few smaller ones (Christmas-tree ornament size) using bent wires for the tentacles, or silvery colored ribbon of various lengths, and the same basic bang-out-a-bowl design for a few mushrooms as well.  Part of the process is planning, but part of it's playing with the piece of material until it tells you what it wants to be. I made a jellyfish sculpture out of aluminum (no, not transparent aluminum :-) (for the round part) and torch-cut sheet steel tentacles, using the tools at Techshop.  The round part works by banging on sheet aluminum with a hammer until it deforms into a sort of bowl shape, and the first one I did was about 10″ across.   I’ve done a few smaller ones (Christmas-tree ornament size) using bent wires for the tentacles, or silvery colored ribbon of various lengths, and the same basic bang-out-a-bowl design for a few mushrooms as well. 

Part of the process is planning, but part of it’s playing with the piece of material until it tells you what it wants to be.

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617326 BillStewart2012 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617326 The <a href="http://billionjellybloom.org/" rel="nofollow">"Billion Jelly Bloom" </a> jellyfish also show up at other events in the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Burning Man Decompression and various art things.  Hard to photograph well, but they're wonderful to see in person. The “Billion Jelly Bloom” jellyfish also show up at other events in the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Burning Man Decompression and various art things.  Hard to photograph well, but they’re wonderful to see in person.

]]> By: Luther Blissett http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617278 Luther Blissett Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617278 Tip for Medusae lovers: keep an eye open for the works of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. As far as I am aware, the largest collection (143 pieces) of marine animals made by the Blaschkas is situated in Vienna. That's the most sophisticated glasswork ever. No exaggeration. It's still not completely understood how they did it. I still haven't had the time to visit Harvard, which has the largest collection of their works (3000 pieces, the plants are the most amazing artwork). Tip for Medusae lovers: keep an eye open for the works of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. As far as I am aware, the largest collection (143 pieces) of marine animals made by the Blaschkas is situated in Vienna. That’s the most sophisticated glasswork ever. No exaggeration. It’s still not completely understood how they did it. I still haven’t had the time to visit Harvard, which has the largest collection of their works (3000 pieces, the plants are the most amazing artwork).

]]> By: reality http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617083 reality Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617083 Stefan - wow, that is service - thank you ! Have a wonderful funny and safe New year .... Nicola.  Stefan – wow, that is service – thank you ! Have a wonderful funny and safe New year ….
Nicola. 

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617079 Stefan Jones Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617079  East Bay Diner in Seaford, New York. 516-781-5300. Swear to God, the business card for this place has been lying on the floor under my dining room table for a week. Before then it was on the kitchen counter for just short of a year, in the place where I put stuff to be sorted out. I had a meal with friends there just about a year ago, took pictures, and took the card so I could remember the name of the place. There is at least one other design of glass jellyfish lamp in the East Bay.  East Bay Diner in Seaford, New York. 516-781-5300.

Swear to God, the business card for this place has been lying on the floor under my dining room table for a week. Before then it was on the kitchen counter for just short of a year, in the place where I put stuff to be sorted out. I had a meal with friends there just about a year ago, took pictures, and took the card so I could remember the name of the place.

There is at least one other design of glass jellyfish lamp in the East Bay.

]]> By: reality http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617072 reality Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617072 I LOVE the glass jellyfish - I am in Aust - any more hints of the Diners name - can't seem to find it .....that's the one I'd pay heaps for  I LOVE the glass jellyfish – I am in Aust – any more hints of the Diners name – can’t seem to find it …..that’s the one I’d pay heaps for 

]]> By: chaopoiesis http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617055 chaopoiesis Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617055 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Jellyfish" rel="nofollow">Princess Jellyfish</a> managed to pass off jellyfish as high fashion, so Roxy's entitled to same in home furnishings. Princess Jellyfish managed to pass off jellyfish as high fashion, so Roxy’s entitled to same in home furnishings.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1617026 Stefan Jones Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1617026 I've seen something similar in the wild . . . "wild" being a Diner in southern Long Island: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/6584998189/in/set-72157628597934289/ It's made of blown and molded glass: The whole diner is nautical themed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/6585003215/in/set-72157628597934289/ I’ve seen something similar in the wild . . . “wild” being a Diner in southern Long Island:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/6584998189/in/set-72157628597934289/

It’s made of blown and molded glass:

The whole diner is nautical themed:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/6585003215/in/set-72157628597934289/

]]> By: Bryan Bishop http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616848 Bryan Bishop Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616848 I make laser cut mylar stencils at work. this would take one to one and a half hour to cut and assemble. at a standard manufacturing rate of 80$/hour that would be 120$, and that would probably cover the 10$ light fixture as well. now, considering this is relatively mass produced I bet they could cut, put together (if they even do that, it would be much more efficient to ship these flat) in about 45 minutes max. maybe less, it depends how many tight curves there are (doesnt look like much = less time to cut) I make laser cut mylar stencils at work. this would take one to one and a half hour to cut and assemble. at a standard manufacturing rate of 80$/hour that would be 120$, and that would probably cover the 10$ light fixture as well. now, considering this is relatively mass produced I bet they could cut, put together (if they even do that, it would be much more efficient to ship these flat) in about 45 minutes max. maybe less, it depends how many tight curves there are (doesnt look like much = less time to cut)

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616822 BillStewart2012 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616822 And Jackson Pollack probably only used $20 worth of paint for his paintings too.  (Van Gogh was a better painter, but scrounging up canvas and paint was a lot more difficult for him...) And Jackson Pollack probably only used $20 worth of paint for his paintings too.  (Van Gogh was a better painter, but scrounging up canvas and paint was a lot more difficult for him…)

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616804 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616804 Alright then, let's see it. Alright then, let’s see it.

]]> By: bolamig http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616765 bolamig Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616765 $425 will still likely buy a ticket to Burning Man, where you can see a multitude of better DIY jellyfish designs. $425 will still likely buy a ticket to Burning Man, where you can see a multitude of better DIY jellyfish designs.

]]> By: eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616737 eldritch Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616737 You mean design didn't already HAVE a greedy name? You mean design didn’t already HAVE a greedy name?

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616716 Paul Renault Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616716 Transparent mylar?  Translucent mylar! Transparent mylar?  Translucent mylar!

]]> By: yourdad http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616712 yourdad Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616712 I'll make you one for 200. And you can have your name stenciled on it.  I’ll make you one for 200. And you can have your name stenciled on it. 

]]> By: Mike Jackson http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616711 Mike Jackson Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616711 Um, I think the average person with a pair of scissors and access to most hobby stores could duplicate this light-shade for close to $4.25 in materials if they were really thrifty. Asking $425 for THAT gives design a greedy name. Um, I think the average person with a pair of scissors and access to most hobby stores could duplicate this light-shade for close to $4.25 in materials if they were really thrifty. Asking $425 for THAT gives design a greedy name.

]]> By: efergus3 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616699 efergus3 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616699 At that price, it should also work as part of the home security system, grabbing and stinging any intruder until they're unconscious. At that price, it should also work as part of the home security system, grabbing and stinging any intruder until they’re unconscious.

]]> By: Fantome_NR http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616644 Fantome_NR Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616644 Beautiful, but for $425 it would be nice if it was made from a more noble material than mylar. Beautiful, but for $425 it would be nice if it was made from a more noble material than mylar.

]]> By: Shalu Sharma http://boingboing.net/2012/12/28/hanging-jellyfish-lights.html#comment-1616639 Shalu Sharma Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=203044#comment-1616639 Really amazing photo of the jellyfish.  Really amazing photo of the jellyfish. 

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