{"product_id":"timber-and-clear-resin-gilt-pedestal-bench-120cm","title":"Timber \u0026 Clear Resin Gilt Pedestal Bench - 120cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this bench a length of pale timber with an adzed top runs the whole way along: at one end it turns down to the floor as a broad curved leg, and at the other it continues into a block of clear resin carried on a short gilded pedestal worked in relief. The timber and the resin meet without a break in the line of the seat, so the eye reads one continuous top on two entirely different supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAdzed Timber Running Into Clear Resin\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe board is dried and stabilised and the top is adzed by hand, so the surface carries the tool and not a sanded finish. The curved leg is worked from the same length rather than joined on, which means the grain runs unbroken from the seat round into the floor, and getting a curve of that radius out of one board is what sets the schedule. At the other end the resin block is cast against the timber so nothing shows at the meeting, and the two are brought to one plane across the top afterwards, working a soft material and a hard one to the same level. The pedestal is worked in relief and gilded by hand, and its bearing face is levelled against the leg at the far end before the bench is set down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt suits an entrance hall, a bedroom or a window bay. The two ends are not alike, so it is worth deciding which way round it faces before it is placed. The resin end is read through, which means what is behind it becomes part of it, and the gilded pedestal catches whatever light is in the room. The timber end is solid and heavy and the resin end is not, so the bench is steadier than its footprint suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Adzing, the Gilded Pedestal, and Choosing the Board\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery standard piece is made in 3–4 weeks, and every bespoke commission in 5–6. Most of it is the gilded pedestal. Three things can change. The gilding can be left off and the pedestal finished in the same timber, and the resin end can be tinted rather than left clear. Tell us the bench length and the resin depth. Order more than one together and the adzing of the top is matched across them. The packing protects the adzed top and the gilded pedestal; moving it wants two people. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdzed timber running into a clear block on a gilded foot gives our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e a bench; the timber suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, the clear end 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\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTimber and Clear Cast Resin on a Gilded Pedestal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53998135771483,"sku":"J747","price":6480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J747.jpg?v=1791400943","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/timber-and-clear-resin-gilt-pedestal-bench-120cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}