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S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) has published literature on its line of rails and ladders for…
Laticrete (Bethany, CT) offers Hydro Ban, a thin, load-bearing waterproofing/crack-isolation membrane that does not require…
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Kenny Chesney Fan Breaks into Singer’s Home, Sips Drink by Pool
When I travel from Los Angeles to visit my mother, who lives across the sound from Seattle on Washington’s beautiful Bainbridge Island, I always do my best to stop by the Bloedel Reserve while I’m there. The Reserve is an internationally renowned public garden that puts its emphasis on
How many pools will you find on Allure of the Seas?
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Dear reader, you’re in for a real treat! Ripples dedicates this entire edition to…Humans Behaving Badly Around Swimming Pools. Please hum the theme song from “The Pink Panther” while you swim
The commercial pool and spa industrywas rocked recently by the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s mandatory recall of main-drain grates — devices that had been designed, engineered and manufactured within the past two years to meet specific provisions
By Fu-Tung Cheng I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the term “decorative concrete.” To me, the pairing of the words has always implied that one merely applies material over a substrate in the way a baker might apply icing to decorate a cake. Instead, I see concrete as inherently profound. More than appliqué, it is a medium that has long been used functionally as well as expressively. In my own case, I feel far more creatively engaged in my work when I merge my thinking about those dual potentials of function and art. Historically, in fact, I believe that when the two become an inseparable one, we recognize and celebrate these works as rising to the level of great design. In my own case, I began using concrete as an expressive medium a few decades back, when I was among the pioneers in designing and installing concrete countertops in contemporary kitchens. As both designer and builder, by the year 2000 I had
2010/12.1, December 1 — Durable Plaster, Leaking Fountain, Kelly Klein’s Pools and more