{"product_id":"clear-open-frame-acrylic-shelving-unit-210cm","title":"Clear Open Frame Acrylic Shelving Unit - 210cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shelving unit as wide as it is tall, built entirely from clear acrylic. Uprights run the full height and shelves cross between them at uneven intervals, so the bays are of different heights and widths and no two openings in the piece are the same size. Because everything is colourless the unit reads as a grid of lines rather than as a piece of furniture, and whatever is put on it becomes the thing you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Full Wall of Shelving With Almost Nothing to See\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eScale is the difficulty. An upright of this height in clear acrylic has to be cast in one length - a joint would sit as a visible line at eye level - and it has to be thick enough to carry shelf loads over its full height without bowing, which puts a lot of material into a piece meant to look like almost none. The shelves are let into the uprights rather than sat on brackets, so each one is cut with a housing that matches the upright's section and the joint closes with no shoulder showing. Every housing is cut after the uprights are set out, because the uneven bay heights mean no two are in the same place and a batch cut to one drawing would not fit. The whole frame is polished after assembly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unit this size is a wall in its own right, and it is at its best used as one - dividing a long room without closing it, since you can see straight through it from either side. Against a solid wall it wants objects with some weight to them, as a clear frame gives a small item nothing to sit against. Its depth takes most books and all but the largest vessels. It needs a floor that is close to level along its full width.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Bay Heights, the Frame, and Getting It Upright\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks where the commission is bespoke. The bay heights can be set out to your own drawing, and the unit can be made narrower or less tall on the same section. A smoked or graded acrylic is available if a completely clear frame is too austere. It ships as uprights and shelves with every housing pre-cut and numbered, and is assembled on site, which is the only way a frame this size gets into a normal room. Allow two people and a clear floor to lay the parts out on. Once together it is rigid but heavy, so it wants standing up in its final position rather than being walked across a room. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA grid of clear lines with uneven bays belongs with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e; uprights cast in one length point to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and a see-through divider for a long room 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\u003e210cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e210cm\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\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54001617076571,"sku":"Y018","price":14986.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y018.jpg?v=1790882351","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-open-frame-acrylic-shelving-unit-210cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}