Structures (Editor’s Notes)

Pride, Not Pretense
There's an important point about this magazine that I'd like to clarify:  A small number of readers have commented that because this magazine tends to
The Future is Now
In the year since we launched this "new magazine for a new era," many of you have called or written to tell us that you like what we're doing and that you share the magazine's fundamental vision:  that the future of
Artful Borrowings
It has been said by the experts that all art and craft is derivative, that any form of creative expression is actually a synthesis of both the designer's vision and the application of pre-existing influences and
Easing Troubled Waters
Just think about what can happen if a customer seeks compensation for some problem that has arisen in the course of installing a watershape:  Whether the complaint is
Arriving at Common Ground
There was a time not long ago when the thought processes of swimming pool and spa designers and contractors stopped at the edge of the deck - or even at the
Beginning with the Finish
Back in August 1989, I experienced my first day in a brand-new job covering pools and spas for one of the industry's trade magazines.  My first assignment:   attend a meeting of
The Power of the First Person
There's something very special about the people who write for WaterShapes.  If you haven't noticed already, let me point out that this magazine is written by people in the
New Words for a New Era
Dear Mr. Webster, I have a pair of new words I'd like you to consider for the next edition of your dictionary.