{"product_id":"clear-grained-panel-bench-on-two-metal-blocks-300cm","title":"Clear Grained Panel Bench on Two Metal Blocks - 300cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bench is a single thick slab of clear acrylic, its top worked into a close even grain that carries from one end to the other. Two polished metal blocks stand under it, both a long way inside their own ends, so a good length of panel reaches out with nothing beneath it at either side. It is priced as one bench rather than by length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne Panel Carried Its Whole Length\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA panel this long is not a bigger version of the benches before it; it is a different job at every stage. The panel has no join anywhere along its length, since a join would read as a line through a clear body, and a panel this long needs a heavy section to stay true. The grain is worked after the panel has been left to stand, because a panel worked too soon moves afterwards and takes its texture out of true. The blocks are the only opaque elements and are set in from the ends deliberately: bringing them to the corners would make the piece read as a table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this length the bench becomes architecture and wants a wall to match: a lobby, a gallery landing, the long side of a hall in a large house. Two people sit on it comfortably and four at a push. The overhangs are the point of it, so nothing should be pushed up against either end. Light along the wall does more for the grain than light from the front. Check the route in before ordering, since the panel cannot be turned in a narrow stair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBlock Position, Grain Depth and Moving the Panel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan for 3–4 weeks on a standard piece and 5–6 weeks on a bespoke commission. Length is cut to order and this is the size at which the panel starts to dictate its own thickness, so a longer run is quoted with a heavier section. Grain depth can be taken to a coarse break or a fine tooth, and the panel is offered plain. Block position along the length is open, and the blocks come polished, brushed, brass-plated or powder-coated. Panel and blocks travel separately, the panel crated on edge, and it is a four-person lift; the blocks are one-person carries. The panel is set onto them in place and nothing is fixed down. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA close grain worked over one long slab belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; two polished blocks set far in from the corners lead to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and seating long enough for a whole reception wall 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\u003e300cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Cast Acrylic Panel with Polished Metal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016469959003,"sku":"Y204","price":19442.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y204.jpg?v=1790889941","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-grained-panel-bench-on-two-metal-blocks-300cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}