{"url":"https://folksy.pro/items/7746234-blitz-timber-13","title":"Blitz Timber 13","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","provider_name":"Folksy","description":"Just to the north of Anthony Gormley's sculptures on Crosby beach is what locals know as the Brick Beach. Here, the rubble of the Blitz on Liverpool was deposited to act as a defence against coastal erosion. For many years I have walked that beach, picking up curiously gnarled pieces of timber. At first I thought they were driftwood, etched into sculptural shapes by the sea, but I came to realise that they were being revealed by the wind and sea from the war rubble I was walking on. It dawned on me that these weren't just bits of wood, these wormeaten pieces of door frame and floorboard, some showing the marks of fire, were part of the history of my home town. I decided to give these beautiful historical remnants of the bombed homes of past Liverpudlians a new lease of life as coat racks. Each has been dried, cleaned up (but not too much), planed flat at the back, treated with preservative, and adorned with hand carved hooks from other reclaimed hardwoods.Both ends of the timber were a mess when I found it, but the colours and textures in it were so beautiful I thought it would be worth cutting them off. As it happens it has worked well because the tight growth rings of the old pitch pine can be seen clearly. The wood is deeply etched and sculpted by erosion, and the rust from the nails along the bottom has dyed the wood a reddish brown colour. To it I have screwed, glued and embedded five coat claws in reclaimed mahogany. Waxed finish. L 700 mm x H 150 mm x D 55 mm. ","brand":"GreenTreenDesigns","product_id":7746234,"availability":"in stock","quantity":1,"product_expiration":"2026-04-16T14:46:37+00:00","images":["https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-0fd73527-df83-45ab-9b3d-dbb136bba421-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-5d5d15aa-b6c3-4596-b517-55295e98fa6a-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-9d2f760a-b633-46e9-9d61-ac802284ab9c-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-c55b31ee-3b0a-4313-807b-18cbc75c5f29-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-bb9d72b5-a07b-461e-a0db-58cfe43c5096-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-73f1f5e3-f810-4e97-a5a4-748ac1734818-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-cc7c5173-91fe-43e8-8da2-49a783c84536-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-c90f2591-d88b-493b-92b6-9d6ff17b812f-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-6f430ecd-7ba1-4f2e-9ccd-08f1708286d7-Blitz-Timber-Coat-Rack-GreenTreenDesigns/public"]}