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Sculptures · Stainless Steel · Private Residence, UAE

The
Ribbon

Three metres of hand-formed stainless steel, electroplated in mirror rose gold. Placed indoors, in a house full of marble, to cut the stone with warm steel.

3.0 m
Overall Height
≈ 700 kg
Steel
Rose Gold
Electroplated
10–12 wks
To Delivery
A three-metre twisting rose gold stainless steel sculpture on a low steel base in the double-height atrium of a private residence, marble floor and warm timber walls around it
The Commission

Steel, Where Everyone Expected Stone

The house is marble from floor to cladding. One more stone piece would have disappeared into it. So the atrium got steel — a single twisting ribbon, mirror-finished in rose gold, that borrows the warmth of the room and hands it back.

The base is steel too, hollow and light, so nothing heavy lands on an indoor floor. Design to delivery in 10–12 weeks.

Scope of Work

  • 3D form development & shop drawings
  • Hand-formed stainless steel shell
  • TIG-welded seams, ground invisible
  • Mirror polish, then rose gold electroplating
  • Hollow stainless steel base
  • Crating, crane delivery & indoor placement
Close detail of the mirror rose gold surface, the atrium reflected across the folds of the steel Mirror rose gold — the room lives in the surface
The Build

What the Mirror Doesn’t Show

A form this fluid is a skin of steel over a frame, seamed by hand and polished until the seams are gone.

Dimensioned drawing of the sculpture in plan, front and side view: 1050 mm wide, 820 mm deep, 2615 mm tall on a 1970 by 1185 by 385 mm base, 3000 mm overall
01

The Form

Modelled in 3D from the client’s brief and dimensioned in plan, front and side before any metal was cut — 1050 × 820 mm in footprint, 2615 mm tall.

02

The Shell

Stainless steel sheet formed by hand over an internal frame, section by section, and TIG-welded. Every seam is ground and blended until the surface reads as one piece.

03

The Finish

Polished to a full mirror, then electroplated in rose gold. Indoors, away from weather, the plating keeps its colour and its shine.

04

The Base

A hollow stainless steel plinth, 1970 × 1185 × 385 mm, finished to match. Light enough for an indoor slab, wide enough that the piece needs no anchor into the floor.

Stainless SteelHand-FormedTIG WeldedMirror PolishRose Gold ElectroplateHollow Steel BaseIndoor
The Making

Welded. Polished. Lifted.

Seams first, shine second, then a hoist to check it stands true.

TIG torch and filler rod laying a seam along a curved stainless steel sectionTIG-welded seams
A craftsman polishing the curved stainless steel surface with a hand grinderPolished to a mirror
The finished stainless steel form hanging from a chain hoist in the workshop before plating, a craftsman steadying itHoisted and checked
The Gallery

From the Drawing to the Atrium

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The finished sculpture in the atrium, seen from the floor
The sculpture seen from the upper gallery, the dark marble pool and lit shelving around it
Close detail of the mirror rose gold folds
Dimensioned drawing of the sculpture and base
TIG welding a seam on the steel shell
Polishing the steel surface by hand
The form hoisted in the workshop before plating
The crated sculpture lifted from a truck by crane outside the residence
The Specification

The Numbers

Overall Height300 cm118.1 in · sculpture + base
Sculpture Height261.5 cm103 in
Sculpture Width105 cm41.3 in
Sculpture Depth82 cm32.3 in
Base197 × 118.5 × 38.5 cm77.6 × 46.7 × 15.2 in
Weight≈ 700 kg≈ 1,540 lb, sculpture + base
MaterialStainless Steelhand-formed shell on frame
FinishMirror Rose Goldpolished, then electroplated
BaseStainless Steelhollow, finished to match
SettingIndoorprivate residence, UAE
Timeline10–12 Weeksdesign to delivery

Dimensions from the approved shop drawing; weight is an as-built approximation. Every piece is sized to its site.

Delivered & Placed

From the Floor, From Above

The sculpture at eye level in the atrium, reflecting the lounge and shelvingFrom the floor
The sculpture from the upper gallery, centred on its steel base within the dark marble poolFrom the gallery above
The crated sculpture lifted from a flatbed truck by crane at the gate of the residence Crated, craned, carried in
Mirror rose gold folds of the sculpture
 
Al Quoz 2, Dubai

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