{"product_id":"clear-cross-cut-ripple-acrylic-bench-on-mirror-blades-150cm","title":"Clear Cross-Cut Ripple Acrylic Bench on Mirror Blades - 150cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bench is a thick clear panel worked the short way: the chiselled ripple crosses the width from front to back rather than travelling the length, so the panel reads as a run of close parallel bands rather than as a flowing surface. Two mirror-polished stainless blades carry it, and each returns the banding as a second image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Ripple Cut Across the Width, Not Along It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking across the width means starting and stopping at an edge on every pass, and each of those stops is visible on a clear body. Both long arrises therefore have to be cut back and rolled after the ripple is worked, not before, so the roll takes the ends of every band with it and the edge finishes as a clean line rather than a row of terminations. The spacing of the bands is set out from the middle so any residual difference falls at the two ends. A mirror blade is the harder finish to put under a worked panel, because it doubles everything above it: any band that drifts is drifting twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross-cut banding is read from above and from the ends, which makes this a bench to walk up to rather than along: the foot of a bed, a window bay, across the end of a hall. It is a low seat, and its flat rolled edges are comfortable to sit on. Mirror blades want a plain hard floor, where they take the floor tone and disappear so the panel appears to float. Over a patterned rug they fragment and the illusion goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWorking Direction, Blade Finish and Two-Part Assembly\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce ordered, a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke one 5–6. Panel depth is offered heavier or lighter, and the ripple can be turned to run along the length instead, which changes the piece completely. Band spacing is open. Length is cut to order. Blades can be supplied brushed, coated or in a darker metal if the mirror is too active, and their spacing is set at order. Panel and blades come as separate items and are bolted up beneath the panel, so the bench comes in as three pieces. Two people are wanted for the panel. Each blade is a one-person carry and travels boxed, a mirror face being the part that marks. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBands cut across the width rather than along it belong with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; mirror blades that return the banding below point to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stainless-steel-sculptures\"\u003estainless steel sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a cross-banded seat set square to a passing corridor 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\u003e42cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150cm\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\u003eClear Cast Acrylic with Mirror-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":54015817449819,"sku":"Y131","price":7826.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y131.jpg?v=1790887275","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-cross-cut-ripple-acrylic-bench-on-mirror-blades-150cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}