The Chalice From David Harber Builds On The Past
Friday, May 16th, 2008
David Harber specialises in creating innovative garden ornaments and sculptures in contemporary designs that pay homage to the past, inspired by the marking of time.
Fascinated by the use of shadows, David incorporates light, water and reflections to create surprising and delightful illusions.
His work has an ethereal quality, drawing integrity from his commitment to using only the finest quality materials; beautiful, sometimes mysterious, always intriguing.
More recently the element of water features in David’s garden designs — a natural marriage of elements that complement and interact with each other in a dynamic manner.
Featured here is a shining example of a garden water feature - the Chalice sundial which builds on the past, reinventing a hemicyclium one of the oldest types of sundial, first seen in around 350BC, into contemporary and award-winning garden art; available in stainless steel, copper, bronze and brass.
David Harber uses only the highest quality materials to ensure that a sundial, sculpture, or water feature will endure into the next millennium; each design is conceived to meet the specific requirements of both the site and the client’s desires
Many different crafts and skills are combined in the creation of each dial; from more traditional skills such as hand letter-cutting stone, engraving, etching, sign-writing and casting, through to highly technical plasma and laser-cutting, electro-plating, polishing and welding techniques.
A striking choice of water walls, garden rills, garden globes and large garden sculptures are also available.
David Harber is an RHS Sundries Trophy winner at RHS Chelsea 2007.
Web: http://www.davidharbersundials.co.uk
Tel: (01235) 859300

Masses of vivid yellow daffodils and mild sunny days herald the beginning of spring and help bring the garden to life.
After three years in development, Thomas Sanderson has launched the Nexus Patio Awning.
Did you think sundials were old-fashioned timepieces mainly seen rusting away in overgrown English country gardens?
Introduce influences of spring into your home and garden using pastels of pink and green against a crisp white background.
Tutankhamen’s return to London has sparked a renewed fascination with the boy king and his age-old civilization.
Breeze House, the celebrated provider of original and unique structures for perfect year round relaxation and outdoor living, has just launched a new full colour brochure.
Haddonstone is a leading UK manufacturer of cast stone garden ornaments and architectural features and their collection offers over 500 standard designs.
Break with tradition this Valentine’s Day and give the garden lover in your life a gift that will last much longer than flowers or chocolates –a statue representing Venus, the goddess of love and fertility.
Putting your garden to bed properly for the colder months will often save time and effort in the spring and can lead to a thriving garden that will really flourish next year.