{"product_id":"blue-graded-cross-lapped-panel-acrylic-bench-120cm","title":"Blue Graded Cross-Lapped Panel Acrylic Bench - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo channels are worked across the upper face of this bench's single blue slab, set in from the ends and spaced so they answer the supports below. Each support is a pair of panels crossed at right angles and halved together, so the bench stands on two crosses rather than four legs. The blue is deepest through the slab and clears where the panels meet the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo Cross-Lap Channels Worked Into the Seat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo crossed supports under one slab is a harder arrangement than four legs, because a cross concentrates the load along two lines instead of spreading it to corners and any twist in the slab shows up as a rock. The slab is therefore cast flat and left to stand before it is worked, and the channels are cut only once it has settled. Each cross is halved together with the housings cut to thickness and no tolerance to spare, then bonded and reworked so the faces run through the crossing. The channels in the seat are cut after the slab is finished and their floors are brought to the same polish as the face. The grade is laid in during the cast, which is why it carries through the panels as well as the slab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bench of this length goes where a run of seating is wanted without a back: along a hall, under a window, across the foot of a bed, or at a table where chairs would crowd. It is a seat rather than a step. The two crosses sit in from the ends, so both ends of the slab reach out clear and want to be left that way. Against a pale wall the graded blue reads strongest at the seat, which is where the piece is meant to be read from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChannel Spacing, Colour Direction and Getting It In\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere the piece is standard the build is 3–4 weeks, and where it is bespoke 5–6. Channel spacing and count are set at order and the seat is offered plain. The grade can be turned to run from the floor up, taken through a green, a grey or an amber, or left out for a colourless bench. The crosses can be moved in or out along the slab, which changes how much of it reaches past them, and a third cross is available where the length is run out. Length and seat height are cut to order. Slab and crosses travel separately, the slab on edge in a crate, and two people set it on in place. Nothing is fixed down. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo cross-lap channels answering the supports belong with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; panels crossed and halved under one slab lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/geometric-sculptures\"\u003egeometric sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a backless seat along a hall 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\u003e43cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\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\u003eGraded Blue Cast Acrylic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016470909275,"sku":"Y213","price":4587.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y213.jpg?v=1790889982","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/blue-graded-cross-lapped-panel-acrylic-bench-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}