{"product_id":"clear-and-ash-fret-cut-acrylic-armchair-87cm","title":"Clear \u0026 Ash Fret Cut Acrylic Armchair - 87cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frame and legs of this armchair are clear acrylic and the seat frame and foot rail are solid ash, so it is read as two materials meeting at right angles throughout. Three panels carry the work: the two ash arm panels and the pale back panel are cut right through with a squared fret, and at the centre of the back a scrolling flower is carved into a plain upright panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Squared Fret Cut Through Three Panels\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fret cut right through a panel is only as good as its internal corners, and a squared fret is nothing but internal corners. Each one has to be cut square and then polished on a face you can barely reach, because on a clear panel an unpolished internal edge reads as a white line and the whole pattern turns into a drawing of itself. The scrolling flower at the centre is the opposite problem: all curve and no corner, and it has to be cut at the same depth as the fret around it or it floats. The ash keeps an open grain beneath a clear finish, so it stays unmistakably timber beside a body that declares nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fretted back and arms give this chair a formality that suits a study, a hall or the head of a dining table rather than a sofa group. Put light behind it and the openings themselves become the drawing; lit from the front they close up. The ash is the warm element and it is worth matching to a floor or a table rather than to the walls. Two of them flanking a console read as a set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTimber Choice, Fret Pattern and a Set at One Order\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigure the difference between standard and bespoke at 3–4 weeks against 5–6. Timber is chosen from a range and a darker stain or a limed finish is available where ash is too pale. The fret pattern can be opened out, closed in or replaced, and the central flower can be left off for a plain fret. A tint is offered in the acrylic. Seat height is set to your table. Each chair arrives assembled and is a two-person lift, the arms making an awkward carry for one. Where a set is ordered the timber comes from one board so the pieces match, and every fretted panel travels boxed on both faces. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA squared fret cut through ash and acrylic belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-sculptures\"\u003eindoor sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a scrolling flower at the centre of the back leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e, and seating with some ceremony to it joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic 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\u003e87cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e64cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Cast Acrylic with Solid Ash\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016239927643,"sku":"Y176","price":5130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y176.jpg?v=1790889006","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-and-ash-fret-cut-acrylic-armchair-87cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}