I initially wasn't so impressed when I first received these.  There was an unpleasant paint or chemical odor at first when I unwrapped each of the three spheres, and the finish looks a bit "industrial".   The set of three orbs arrived flat in individual plastic packages.  Each orb consists of connected bands which I had to rotate separately in order to create the sphere shape.   Surprisingly, they still worked well as decor for shelving.  Since it took about 10 days for the odor to dissipate, I gave the orbs 4 stars.