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Abstract Sculpture
Modern Outdoor Indoor Metal Ornaments Art Decoration
Modern Outdoor Indoor Metal Ornaments Art Decoration is a stainless steel heart form built to order in our Shenzhen workshop.
Product Overview
What This Piece Is
Modern Outdoor Indoor Metal Ornaments Art Decoration is a stainless steel heart form built to order in our Shenzhen workshop.
Heart forms are chosen for photo points in parks, malls and wedding venues, where the piece has to work as a backdrop.
Stainless steel is the workhorse of outdoor sculpture because it carries its own corrosion resistance instead of relying on a coating.
The minimum order is one piece, the size is set by your drawing rather than by a catalogue, oem and odm work is accepted under your own branding.
Modern Outdoor Indoor Metal Ornaments Art Decoration produced by Xinhengda Sculpture in Shenzhen
Key Benefits
Why Buyers Specify This Piece
- Fabricated in stainless steel, so the surface you approve is the surface that stays, with no paint film to fail.
- Height, width and base detail for this heart form are set from your drawing, so it is proportioned to the space instead of being the nearest standard size.
- One heart form is a full order. A single project in villas and private residences does not have to wait for a container quantity.
- Heart forms are chosen for photo points in parks, malls and wedding venues, where the piece has to work as a backdrop.
- Photographs of the finished heart form standing in the workshop are sent for approval before it is crated.
- The crate is built around the finished geometry of this heart form, with foam contact on every finished face.
Application Scenarios
Where It Is Installed
Placed in a living room, a corridor or a private garden, at a scale that suits a domestic ceiling height.
Who It Is For
The People Who Order This
- Galleries and trade buyers reselling stainless steel heart forms into their own local projects
- Main contractors who need the heart form, the base plate and the crate quoted as one package
- Private clients commissioning a single finished heart form for villas and private residences
- Architects matching a heart form to a material palette that already uses stainless steel
Problems It Solves
What This Piece Removes From the Project
- Coated sculptures fade and flake where sun and rain hit hardest. Stainless steel removes that maintenance line from the budget.
- Commissioning a single heart form usually means a studio price and a studio lead time. Factory fabrication of one piece keeps both in range.
- Large heart forms are often quoted without the base, the fixings or the crate, and the budget moves after the order. Those are quoted up front here.
- Freight damage to a finished surface is the most common way a heart form project goes wrong. The crate is built around the geometry rather than bought as a standard box.
Technical Features
How It Is Constructed
- Symmetrical compound curve with a concealed internal frame carrying the load
- Fabricated throughout in stainless steel with matching filler where the material is welded
- Drainage and vent holes positioned so water leaves the heart form instead of sitting inside it
- Panel divisions set out from a developed flat pattern so the stainless steel meets without being forced
Specifications
Recorded Specification
| Material | Stainless steel |
|---|---|
| Form | Heart Form |
| Category | Abstract Sculpture |
| Size | Made to your drawing |
| Minimum Order | 1 piece |
| Placement | Outdoor and indoor |
| OEM and ODM | Accepted |
| Packing | Foam lined plywood crate built to the finished geometry |
| Origin | Shenzhen China |
Dimensions, weight and lead time for this heart form are confirmed with the quotation, because it is built to your drawing rather than to a abstract sculpture catalogue size.
Materials
What It Is Made From
- Stainless steel
- Stainless or galvanised fixings sized for this heart form and supplied with it
Manufacturing Process
How It Is Made
1
Cutting the sheet to the developed pattern
2
Forming and rolling each panel
3
Welding the panels into the finished form
4
Grinding and levelling the seams
5
Polishing or texturing to the specified finish
6
Cleaning and passivation before packing
Quality Control
What Is Checked and When
- Material checked against the order before cutting
- Seams inspected after grinding
- Surface reviewed under raking light
- Base plate and fixing points checked to the drawing
- Workshop trial assembly before crating
Customisation Options
What Can Be Changed
- Overall height, width and depth of the heart form set from your drawing or from the dimensions of villas and private residences
- Proportions adjusted so the heart form reads correctly from the approach distance in villas and private residences
- Finish changed between mirror, brushed and coloured coating on the same heart form
- Base detail changed between a flush plate, a plinth and a direct planting bed fixing
Comparison
How It Compares With the Alternatives
Compared with Cast stone or GRC
Cast stone reads heavy and chips on the edges. Stainless steel gives a thinner profile, a cleaner line and a surface that survives handling.
Compared with A general metal fabricator
A fabricator can weld a heart form but rarely has the polishing capacity. On stainless steel the surface work is where the piece is won or lost.
Compared with A rented or temporary installation
Rental suits an event. For a permanent position in villas and private residences the cost of two or three rentals already covers a heart form that stays.
Use Guide
Looking After It Once It Is Installed
- Rinse with clean water and dry with a soft cloth
- Neutral detergent for marks and fingerprints
- Keep iron filings and construction dust off the surface
- No abrasive pads on finished faces
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Guides That Apply To This Piece
Design Guide
Installation Guide
Foundations and Fixings for Outdoor Sculpture
The base plate and the anchor pattern cause more delays on site than anything else. They are also the easiest part to get right in advance.
Process Guide
How a Custom Sculpture Is Made From Brief to Crate
Every stage of a commission, what can still change at each point, and what is locked once it passes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can this be made in a different size
Yes. Modern Outdoor Indoor Metal Ornaments Art Decoration is made to order, so the height and width are set from your drawing or from the dimensions of the space. Send the position and the height you have in mind and the quotation follows those figures.
What is the minimum order quantity
One piece. There is no container minimum, which is why single projects in villas and private residences are a normal part of the workload here.
Why stainless steel rather than something cheaper
Stainless steel is the workhorse of outdoor sculpture because it carries its own corrosion resistance instead of relying on a coating. Coated sculptures fade and flake where sun and rain hit hardest. Stainless steel removes that maintenance line from the budget.
How is a heart form this size packed and shipped
A plywood crate is built around the finished geometry with foam on every finished face. Large heart forms are split into sections at joints chosen during design, trial assembled in the workshop, then marked so they go back together in the same order on site.
What do you need from me to quote
The position, the height or overall size you want, and any drawing, render or reference photograph you already have. For villas and private residences a photograph of the space is often enough to start.
What is the lead time
Lead time depends on the size of the heart form, the surface finish and how much design work it needs, so it is confirmed with the quotation rather than promised in advance. Send the brief and the schedule comes back with the price.
Quote This Piece for Your Project
Send the position, the height you want and any drawing you have. The quotation comes back against your figures, not against a catalogue size.