Daniela Forti's stunning glass jellyfish table centerpieces

Andrea James 5:16 am Fri Aug 18, 2017

Italian sculptor Daniela Forti makes gorgeous jellyfish table centerpieces from colored glass. Here's a photo of how she creates the dramatic pieces, drawing out individual globs of glass into long tendrils:

And here are some of the results:

• Jellyfish (Daniela Forti via Colossal)

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