19th century sea creatures made from blown glass

Photo by Guido Mocafico of a glass-blown model of a jellyfish

Back in the late 19th century German glassblowers Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka created these incredibly lifelike models of sea creatures, sending them around the world for schools to use as teaching aids.

The photographer Guido Mocafico spent years hunting down the models and taking fantastic photos of them. — Read the rest



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