{"product_id":"clear-turned-baluster-acrylic-side-table-70cm","title":"Clear Turned Baluster Acrylic Side Table - 70cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe round clear disc of this side table sits on a turned stem that descends through two spheres separated by collars, the bottom sphere the fuller of the two, and below the stem a stepped round foot, much narrower than the disc, meets the floor. Every part of it is colourless, so the profile is the only thing there is to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Turned Profile With Nothing to Read It By\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA turned profile is normally read against the grain or the colour of the material it is cut from, and here there is neither. What is left is the outline and the light that runs along it, which means each transition has to be cut to a radius that catches a highlight, or the sphere and the collar merge into one shape. The two spheres are turned to different sizes, the bottom one the fuller, and the collars between them are spaced evenly, because on a colourless stem the eye compares every part directly and the slightest wobble shows. The edge of the disc is polished last of all, so its rim catches a bright line of light right round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 70cm it suits a place beside a high-backed chair, in a hall, or at the end of a bed, with room on top for a drink or a book. Nothing on it carries a colour of its own, so the table borrows whatever surrounds it: stood over a patterned rug the stem fills with that pattern, and against a plain wall it reads as a line drawing. That is worth choosing deliberately. The foot is much narrower than the disc, so the table can stand close in to a chair or against a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSphere Count, Disc Size and Levelling the Foot\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the workshop a standard piece takes 3–4 weeks and a bespoke commission 5–6. Sphere count is open: a third can be added to raise the stem, or one taken out for a plainer profile. A raised lip can be added round the disc to keep a glass from sliding. Disc size and overall height are both cut to order. A tint can be put through the whole piece or through the stem alone, which separates it from the disc. Disc, stem and foot travel as three items and are brought together on arrival with a threaded collar under the top, so nothing goes up a stair assembled. One person can carry the stem and foot. The disc wants two, taken at opposite edges. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo spheres of different sizes on one turned stem belong with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/acrylic-sculptures\"\u003eacrylic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; a stepped foot much narrower than its disc leads to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e, and a drinks perch by a high-backed chair 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\u003eDiameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70cm\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":54015817417051,"sku":"Y130","price":3373.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/Y130.jpg?v=1790887270","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-turned-baluster-acrylic-side-table-70cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}