{"product_id":"clear-chopped-face-acrylic-bench-on-steel-legs-130cm","title":"Clear Chopped Face Acrylic Bench on Steel Legs - 130cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bench whose seat is a single plate of clear acrylic, shallow for its length, carried on two upright steel legs that make up most of its height. Both long sides of the plate are worked to a coarse chopped face, so the material reads as a broken block where it is cut and as a flat polished surface where it is sat on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Chopped Slab Carried on Steel Legs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcrylic this shallow has to be right first time. Both long sides are cut back once the plate is finished, and the tool is worked across the face rather than along it, so the cut leaves a rank of short vertical ridges instead of a smooth chamfer. Those ridges scatter the light that enters through the top, which is why the edge looks white and the middle of the plate stays almost colourless. The upper surface reads clear and level, which is what makes it comfortable to sit on. No two plates take the cut identically: the ridges land where the tool bites, their spacing varies along the length, and nothing about that pattern is repeated from one bench to the next. The steel legs are made separately, ground flat on the top face and bolted up through the plate from beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seat sits a little higher than most benches, which suits it to a hallway where people perch rather than settle, and to the foot of a bed where the extra height clears a deep mattress. Its narrow depth keeps it close against a wall. It reads best against a plain surface, where the chopped sides catch the light and the rest of the plate disappears; put it in front of a window and the ridged edges pick up the daylight along their whole length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Slab Depth, the Legs, and Getting It Through a Door\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCount on the difference between standard and bespoke: 3–4 weeks or 5–6. It can be built to another length on the same depth, and the plate can be cast thicker for a seat with the weight of a block. The legs are offered in the polished finish shown or brushed back to a matt grey. Cast acrylic is heavy for its size and this plate arrives as one piece, so the delivery crew need a clear route from the door to the room, as the plate cannot be turned in a tight stairwell. Two people handle it comfortably. It ships flat with the legs detached and bolts up in a few minutes on site, and the fixings are supplied. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seat chopped rough along its long sides goes with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e; a shallow plate on upright steel carries on into our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a perching bench for 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\u003e55cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e130cm\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\u003eCast Clear Acrylic with Polished 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":54001609802075,"sku":"Y001","price":5805.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y001.jpg?v=1790882251","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-chopped-face-acrylic-bench-on-steel-legs-130cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}