{"product_id":"timber-and-clear-resin-river-bench-180cm","title":"Timber \u0026 Clear Resin River Bench - 180cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe top of this timber and cast resin bench is a plank of solid timber that keeps its natural live edge down each long side, so the outline follows the tree rather than a saw. Running the length of it is a river of clear resin, wide in places and narrow in others, filling the natural void down the middle of the board and finished flush with the surface. The timber is a warm honey with darker figure. Two plinths carry it, each a plain black block, square in section and set well in from the ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Clear River Through Solid Timber\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimber and resin are given equal weight here and neither is disguised. The board keeps its live edge along both long sides, so the outline of the bench is the outline of the tree, and the figure in the surface runs from a warm honey into darker streaks. Down the middle the natural void is filled with clear resin, finished flush with the timber so a hand passes across the join without feeling it, and the river widens and narrows as the void does. The contrast is total: clear resin against figured honey, with the dark edge of the void drawing a hard line between them. The two plinths are plain black blocks, square and unornamented, set well in from the ends so the board reads as cantilevered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bench works at the foot of a bed, along a hall wall, or as a low table in front of a long sofa. The live edge is the piece, so it should stand clear of a wall rather than tight against it. Timber and a dark plinth suit a hard floor better than a deep carpet, which swallows the black blocks. It takes two people. Keep it inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Timber, the River, and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eLead times run 5–6 weeks bespoke and 3–4 standard. The timber selection sets the pace here. You settle three things. The length is quoted to your figure, the resin river is offered in other colours, and the plinths can be finished in a pale tone instead of black. Which board is used is ours to choose, since no two have the same void. The overall length and the top thickness follow your figures. Ordered as a group, the pieces are worked together so the figure in the timber lines up. Packed with the live edge along both long sides shielded, it needs four people at the door. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack fibreglass plinths under a live-edge plank link this bench with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fiberglass-sculptures\"\u003efibreglass sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e; beside a bed or along a hall it serves among our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/functional-sculpture-art-furniture\"\u003eart furniture\u003c\/a\u003e, and the meeting of timber and clear resin suits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contemporary-modern-sculptures\"\u003econtemporary and modern 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\u003e180cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid Timber and Cast Resin on Fibreglass Plinths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53971995033947,"sku":"J378","price":6956.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J378.jpg?v=1791391754","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/timber-and-clear-resin-river-bench-180cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}