Let’s Do It!
Several years back, the luxury car maker Lexus described its corporate mission as the relentless pursuit of perfection, and I'm willing to step up and say that working with glass tile on the shapely, detailed interior surfaces of swimming pools and spas is just that sort of pursuit. That's not saying we hit the mark with placement of every single piece of tile across surfaces that frequently cover thousands of square feet, but we have
2015/10.1, October 7 — Construction Nightmares, Pond Rehabs, Glorious Tile and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS October 7, 2015 www.watershapes.com LESSONS LEARNED…
ELP Series in HDPE from Delta UV
Delta UV (Gardena, CA) now offers its ELP Series of low-pressure ultraviolet pond sanitizers in…
Hayward’s OmniLogic Now Works with Nest Controllers
Hayward Pool Products (Elizabeth, NJ) has announced that its OmniLogic automation system now works with…
AstralPool Offers the Viron Gas Pool/Spa Heater
AstralPool (Jacksonville, FL) manufactures the Viron gas heater for residential swimming pools and spas. Designed…
Dandelion Water Effects from Fountain People
Fountain People (San Marcos, TX) manufacture Dandelion water effects in both spherical and hemispherical configurations.…
FX Luminaire Introduces the Luxor Cube
FX Luminaire (San Marcos, CA) has released the Luxor Cube, a module that allows the…
Mystic Falls Illuminated Weirs from Aquility Systems
Aquility Systems (Gainesville, FL) makes the Mystic Falls line of illuminated waterfall weirs. Designed for…
When Fall’s in the Air
'As fall looms before us,' noted Stephanie Rose in kicking off her Natural Companions column in the September 2000 issue of WaterShapes, 'it's timely to consider a question that should be a factor in every design we prepare:  To drop or not to drop?' 'This question is a good one to ask before you start planning and has to do with how much natural debris your clients will be willing to fish out of their watershapes once you're gone.  In other words, while it's always important to decide
Floating in Style
I came out of college as a full-fledged art-and-architecture geek:  By the time I was through, I'd taken more than my share of classes in very dark rooms.   When I set out on my self-directed tour of Europe about ten months after graduating, I knew there were countless places I wanted to see with my own eyes