Glass models

Harvard has a collection of Blaschka Glass Models or a collection of Invertebrates at the museum of Comparative Zoology. Nature is a great inspiration for what is possible with surfaces. We made some computer generated fruits once. The London Natural History Museum has a collection of Blaschka glass models. There are 185 Blaschka models in the collection, made between 1866-1889. Here is a youtube movie showing some of the models: