{"product_id":"clear-hanging-pod-acrylic-sculpture-on-metal-rods-223cm","title":"Clear Hanging Pod Acrylic Sculpture on Metal Rods - 223cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hanging pod in clear acrylic: a globe ringed round its middle by a slim metal band, hung from that band on two slim metal rods that rise one from either side. At its foot the globe closes into a deep brown bowl, flat across the top, which gives the clear shell a floor of its own. Because the shell is clear, whatever is behind and below it shows through, and the band and rods draw two warm, bronze-toned lines against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Clear Globe Hung by Its Middle\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design rests on one contrast. The globe is clear and unbroken to the eye, so it reads as a volume of air with an outline, and against it everything solid is drawn in a few strong lines: the band round its middle, the two rods rising from it and the dark bowl closing its base. Hanging the globe by its middle rather than from the top leaves the whole upper half clear, so the dome stays unbroken from one side to the other. The bowl does the opposite job to the shell: dense and dark where the shell is clear, it gives the eye a floor to rest on and the whole pod a weight at its foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 223cm from the top of its rods to the foot of the bowl, it needs a room with height to spare: a double-height hall, a stairwell, a conservatory or a gallery, where people pass both beneath it and beside it. It hangs, so a sound fixing overhead is the first thing to settle, before anything about the room. It reads best against something plain, with open floor all round so that people can walk about it and look through it from any side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Rods, the Drop and Lifting It\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost pieces are standard and take 3–4 weeks; a bespoke commission takes 5–6. The length of the rods is set at order to the drop the room needs, and the band and rods can be finished in this warm bronze tone, a polished silver tone or black. The globe can be tinted smoke, blue or green instead of clear, and the bowl at its foot made in another colour to suit. It is lifted by the band round its middle with hands spread on either side, never by a rod, and it is held level while it is hung. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear globe banded at its middle and hung on two rods, this pod is filed with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/metal-sculptures\"\u003emetal sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e and 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\u003e222.5cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Acrylic Shell on Metal Rods\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54023524712795,"sku":"C382","price":4350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/C382.jpg?v=1792160625","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-hanging-pod-acrylic-sculpture-on-metal-rods-223cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}