Back in the early seventies, my parents lived a necessarily frugal lifestyle. They had a vast garden and kept chickens in the backyard of their little Santa Cruz house. When it came to interior decor, their style was thrift store chic. The light fixture in the dining room of that little house a bare bulb and so, in order to conceal it a bit, they crafted a chandelier out of styrofoam cups. It did the job and looked pretty cool (although one questions the ecological sustainability of the medium now).
However, if they had been thinking more creatively, maybe they would have hit upon the idea of using edible gummy bears (did they even exist in the seventies?) in their light fixture construction. Artist YaYa Chou determined recently that gummy bears would make an excellent chandelier and crafted the truly impressive one that you see above. It is also made of beads, monofilament, plastic, metal and light bulbs. Looks good, and in a pinch, could be quite delicious.
[via Book of Joe]
1-20-2009 @3:02AM Vanessah said... I'd be afraid of the Gummy Bears melting. :X
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1-20-2009 @12:59PM Jennifer said... I would worry about ants
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1-23-2009 @11:57PM cjsavvy said... You'll also be attracting a whole load of other insects in to your home for a feast. I guess house lizards will have a field day, eh?
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1-24-2009 @10:22AM avogana said... I wonder if the gummy bears get hot and sticky. Flypaper anyone?
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