{"product_id":"amber-encased-timber-cast-resin-bench-160cm","title":"Amber Encased Timber Cast Resin Bench - 160cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bench takes the waterfall form: the top continues down at both ends as full-depth legs, with no joint anywhere along the turn. A rough timber slab is encased in amber material, and its pale sapwood and bark remnants show through the outer faces, so the smooth surface outside and the broken surface inside are read at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSapwood Showing Through Amber\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe timber is dried and stabilised with its bark remnants left in place and consolidated, since it is those that show through the faces. The amber is brought up around it in stages, and the waterfall turn is the hard part: the material has to run round two right angles without pulling away from the timber at either. Every outer face is polished to a gloss so the rough inside is read through a smooth outside. The two leg ends are faced flat and brought to one plane afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt suits the end of a bed or the space under a window just as well as a hall. The timber is read through the faces, so light across it shows far more than light onto it. The waterfall form means the legs are the full depth of the seat, which leaves no space to push anything underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Timber, the Waterfall Form, and Choosing the Board\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it is standard or bespoke sets the build: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. The work is mostly the sapwood face. Three points are open. The timber is selected from what is in stock and its bark is what the section gave, so it is agreed before work starts. The amber can be run clear. The bench span and the leg drop are open figures. The show of the sapwood is common to a single order and particular to it. The two leg ends and the encased timber are padded before crating, and the bench travels on its side so nothing bears on a leg end. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimber held in amber and turned down at both ends gives our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e a waterfall bench; the bark suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, the amber casing our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTimber Encased in Tinted Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53998993604955,"sku":"J845","price":7830.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J845.jpg?v=1791402901","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-encased-timber-cast-resin-bench-160cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}