Created by Alun Heslop, this unique sculptural bench is made using bleached oak and aims to evoke the feeling of shifting sands
A meticulously hand-carved functional work of art, the ‘Razorfish’ bench design takes its starting inspiration from life at the seashore and the gentle curve profile of the razorfish seashells. There are then many interwoven layers of abstracted inspiration encapsulated within its graceful shape such as the rippled sands, flow of water, air bubbles and bleached crab leg claws and skeletal forms.
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