{"product_id":"amber-flat-cut-open-trough-resin-sculpture-43cm","title":"Amber Flat Cut Open Trough Resin Sculpture - 43cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn amber trough cut to flats and open along the top. The outside is faceted hard and the inside is left as one continuous curve, so the material between them reads as thick. The amber is palest at the top corners and deepest through the belly. A slab of black marble beneath it comes with the trough, setting the amber against a dark ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Open Form Cut the Way a Solid Is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCutting flats into a solid mass and cutting them into an open one are different jobs, because an open form has an inside that the flats cannot reach. The outside here is faceted hard and the inside is left as a single continuous curve, and that contrast is the piece. Faceting both would have produced a bowl that looked machined out of a block; leaving both smooth would have produced a trough. What the arrangement does is make the material read as thick: the eye sees a cut, angular exterior and a smooth interior and concludes that there is a great deal of amber between them, which at the corners there genuinely is. The colour follows the same logic. It is palest at the top corners, where the cutting has taken most away, and deepest through the belly, where the section is heaviest and the curve is uninterrupted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 43cm it is a table or console piece and is meant to be looked into, so a low surface suits it better than a high one. It wants light from above, which is unusual in this group: the interior is the smooth part and an overhead light runs down the curve while a side light leaves half the trough dark. The stone beneath needs a level surface and the piece should be given a clear margin on the open side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Opening, the Flats, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs is a 3–4 week build as standard, and a 5–6 week build when the commission is bespoke. The trough is drawn deeper, the flats are cut finer, and the amber is lifted toward honey. The interior is also cut rather than left smooth, which removes the contrast the design depends on, and is worth a look first. The trough is drawn at other spans on this stone. A frosted finish is offered and suits the faceted outside better than the curved inside. It ships in a single crate, resting on its underside rather than on the rim with the stone boxed apart, and the casting is a one-person lift. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trough cut to flats belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; amber palest at its corners leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and an amber vessel shape for a low coffee table joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\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\u003e36cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35 x 35 x 7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast Amber Resin on Black Marble\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54070797074779,"sku":"X220","price":2227.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/X220.jpg?v=1790957258","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/amber-flat-cut-open-trough-resin-sculpture-43cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}