{"product_id":"colourless-crumpled-cast-resin-block-stool-43cm","title":"Colourless Crumpled Cast Resin Block Stool - 43cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA colourless cast resin stool shaped as a crumpled block. The block is not straight sided. Soft vertical folds run the entire height, gathering into creases at the corners and easing out across the faces, so each face reads as one long downward pull rather than a row of separate flutes. The top is cut flat and level. The polish is mirror bright on the crest of every fold, so the piece is read as much through what it reflects as through its own outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFolding a Solid Block Before It Sets\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a block that has been made to look as though it were caught mid movement. Soft vertical folds run the entire height, gathering into creases at the corners and easing out flat across the middle of each face, and the pattern is different on every stool. The top is cut level and plain, which is the only regular thing about it and what makes the rest read as irregular. Being colourless and solid, the piece is looked at as much for what it reflects as for its own outline: the crest of every fold is polished bright enough to carry a highlight, the hollows stay darker, and against a plain floor the whole block resolves into a set of vertical light and dark bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 43cm the block serves as a seat, as a side table beside a low chair, or as a stand for something else, and its weight keeps it from shifting when someone sits. Being water clear it borrows the tone of the floor and of whatever stands near it, so a plain ground shows the folds and a patterned one competes with them. Light from one side is what makes the creases legible. It will not hold a full glass level unless something flat is put on it first. Indoors only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Fold Depth, the Plan, and Whether the Top Stays Flat\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur workshops take 3–4 weeks over a standard piece and 5–6 over a bespoke commission. The finishing rather than the making is the slow part. Three things are open. The depth of the folding, from this pronounced gathering through to a shallow rippling that reads almost as a plain block. The plan, square as here or round, which suits the folds differently because a round plan lets them run continuously with no corner to gather in. And whether the top stays level, which it must if the piece is to be used as a table, or is left folded across like the sides. Plan and height are each named by you. It is heavy for its size and ships in one crate with the top face protected; two people should lift a solid block of this volume. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolded as if crumpled by hand, this clear block joins our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e as a stool; its rippling surface relates to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and the colourless casting to our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOptically Clear Cast Resin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53969678696795,"sku":"J214","price":4251.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J214.jpg?v=1791388766","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/colourless-crumpled-cast-resin-block-stool-43cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}