WaterShapes World

Tracking a Personal Trend
My feelings about diving boards and slides have changed through the years. When I was a kid, there was no poolside sight more welcoming than either one of those accessories. The clowning that took place on and around diving boards was, for starters, unmatched in hilarity, and there was nothing quite so satisfying as
2012/1.2, January 24 — Appropriate Design, Fort Worth Water Gardens, Ripples and more
January 25, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE What Goes with What? How do you decide what…
Rearranging the Furniture
I know that I promised to start a string of blogs on my likes and dislikes in watershape design, but the news from the Genesis 3 Design Group about Skip Phillips and Brian Van Bower parting ways with David Tisherman must jump to the head of the line. I have watched these three gentlemen at work, separately and together, for
2012/1.1, January 11 — Designing a Pool, Exotic Inspiration, Mesmerizing Spillways and more
January 11, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Getting Ready to Design a Pool Any professional approaching…
All Things Considered
I’ve spent 50 of my years living in Southern California – an exhilarating half-century in which I’ve spent a lot of time, man and boy, in the presence of watershapes of various forms and sizes. The experiences I’ve had have filled me with opinions about the nature of these bodies of water and their accoutrements, so
2011/12.2, December 21 — Santa Speaks Up, Top Ten Ripples, Sizing Up the Situation and more
December 21, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM INTERVIEW Santa Speaks Up for Watershapes Imagine our surprise at WaterShapes…
The Spirit of the Season
I’ve always been a Christmas junkie. I grew up with two brothers and three sisters (I was fifth in line), and with so many people involved, the activity level in our household started building with Thanksgiving and didn’t really calm down until sometime after January 1. One of my fondest memories is of the first year in which
2011/12.1, December 7 — Designer Identity, Backyard Design, Getty Center and more
December 7, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE What Is a Designer? Lots of watershapers market themselves…
Making Things Easier
There’s nothing like a good breeze to turn swimming pools and other watershapes into magnets for debris – especially if there are still plenty of leaves on the trees. We had gusting winds of record strength here in Southern California the other day – enough, in fact, to make the national news. When I walked out into my backyard the next day, the skimmer basket was full and the pool cleaner had
2011/11.2, November 23 — Outdoor Rooms, Trevi Fountain, Life on the Leading Edge and more
November 23, 2011 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Inside ‘Outdoor Rooms’ If you think designing patios begins…