{"product_id":"products-carved-star-oak-garden-bench","title":"Celebrity Desert Island Chair — Carved Star Oak","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Carved Star Oak Chair was commissioned for the TV show Celebrity Desert Island — the seat where the series winner would sit in triumph, hand-built by the Free Range Designs workshop and carved with a central star to mark the moment of victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was made to be part of the show’s visual identity: solid, handsome, unmistakably handmade. The same qualities that made it right for television make it right for a garden — it is a chair that earns its place by looking as though it has always been there, and by carrying a story in its grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Made to a bespoke design and available to commission in the same or similar form — each version will carry its own grain and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-carved star centrepiece\u003c\/strong\u003e — carved in relief at the heart of the backrest, representing triumph and celebration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal TV commission\u003c\/strong\u003e — the actual design made for Celebrity Desert Island as the winner’s seat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid sustainably sourced oak\u003c\/strong\u003e — built for outdoor garden use, substantial and long-lasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade in Mid Wales\u003c\/strong\u003e — available to commission in the same or similar form for your setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can commission a version of this chair with your own carving — a name, a date, an organisation emblem, or a different motif in place of the star. The proportions can be adjusted to suit a specific garden or setting. It also makes a memorable award chair or presentation seat for a school or organisation — something to be sat in for a photograph and remembered for years. Tell us the occasion and we will design from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTypical lead time is 4–5 weeks. \u003cstrong\u003ePrices include VAT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact us before ordering to discuss the design. We can provide all details needed for school or organisational supplier registration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee more of our dramatic carved seating in the \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/collections\/storytelling-chairs\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003estorytelling chairs collection\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/collections\/celtic-viking-furniture\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCeltic and Viking thrones\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/products\/design-your-own-chair\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003edesign your own piece from scratch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFinish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is supplied \u003cstrong\u003eunvarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with \u003cstrong\u003eno maintenance needed\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the \u003cstrong\u003evarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMore about the two finishes\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eOutdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"FreeRangeDesigns","offers":[{"title":"Unvarnished","offer_id":53500124594551,"sku":"FRD-BEN-WD-1449","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Varnished (+£50)","offer_id":57222614876535,"sku":"FRD-BEN-WD-1449","price":2679.16,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/7673\/1729\/files\/seat-from-celebrity-desert-island-5839401.jpg?v=1759412470","url":"https:\/\/freerangingdesigns.com\/en-fr\/products\/products-carved-star-oak-garden-bench","provider":"FreeRangeDesigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}