{"product_id":"amber-double-scoop-cut-sphere-on-steel-resin-sculpture-54cm","title":"Amber Double Scoop Cut Sphere on Steel Resin Sculpture - 54cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ball of amber, translucent and deep, opened into two scoops that wind past one another. The outer skin is left dark and the cut faces are polished to a golden interior, so the ball is one colour from outside and another from within. It is held on a mirror-polished stainless steel disc, which comes with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Mirror Under a Transparent Object\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting a mirror under a transparent object does something a stone base never can: it returns the light that has already passed through the body straight back up into it. The scoops are lit twice as a result, once from above and once from beneath, and the second lighting arrives from an angle nothing in the room provides. It is also why the disc is small. A wide mirror would show the whole underside of the sphere as a second object sitting beneath it, which is a trick rather than an effect; at the size used the disc returns light and shows almost no reflection, so what you see is the amber getting brighter from below for no visible reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt reads from every side, so it wants a surface reached from more than one direction: an island, a low central table, a console in an open run. At 54cm it wants the surround of its table left empty, because the steel disc picks up anything standing close. Of everything here this is the piece that wants one strong light, since the disc has to have something to return. A dim corner takes the whole argument away and leaves a dark ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Disc, the Amber, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks, and making a bespoke one 5–6. The scoops are cut deeper or shallower, the amber is lightened toward honey, and the disc is made wider or in a brushed finish. The design can be made at another diameter to order, or set on black marble instead of steel, which gives a quieter object. A frosted body is also offered and closes the piece up entirely. One crate takes both, the ball seated on its outer curve and the steel laid flat under a facing, and it takes two to move. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe polished disc beneath is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stainless-steel-sculptures\"\u003estainless steel sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; the turning form above it is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e; and amber this deep is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 x 25 x 4cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Amber Resin on Stainless Steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54069249933659,"sku":"X191","price":2698.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X191.jpg?v=1790956338","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-double-scoop-cut-sphere-on-steel-resin-sculpture-54cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}