Futuristic Vertical Ship Stays Upright While Exploring Marine Life
Image source: Inhabitat.com French architect Jacques Rougerie wants to explore the world’s oceans, and he needs your money to do it. How much, you ask? Just a mere €325,000 ($436,000).Yes, I know it...
View ArticleCan Luxury Aquariums Double as Natural Swimming Pools?
Image source: Inhabitat.com How would you like to swim with the fishes? No, I don’t mean in the “killed by the mafia” sense of the phrase — I mean literally swim alongside fish. Some squeamish folk may...
View ArticleStaying Cool with Qatar’s Mist-Generating Outlook Tower and Other Aquascapes
An artist’s rendition of Outlook Tower in Qatar. — Image source: Inhabitat.com Qatar is hot. Really hot. In July the average temperature is a sweltering 106º F, the type of heat that makes you want to...
View ArticleOkeanos Eliminates the Need for Chlorine in Swimming Pools
Natural pool with nearby water garden — Image source: Swimming-teich.com “Expect poison from the standing water.” William Blake, my all time favorite poet, said that. He meant that much more in the...
View Article19-Year-Old’s Floating Filter Invention Could Save the World’s Oceans
Boyan Slat’s Water Filter — Image source: Inhabitat.com We love the ocean at Okeanos Aquascaping. After all, we wouldn’t be able to build stunning custom saltwater aquascapes without all of the...
View ArticleMigaloo Private Submarine Takes Underwater Luxury to a Whole New Level
A giant yacht and a whale for scale. — Image source: Motioncodeblue.com Many people like to think of personal yachts as the absolute epitome of luxury. After all, what could possibly be more...
View ArticleConstruction to Begin on World’s First Floating City!
A view of Freedom Ship International — Image source: Inhabitat.com Some technology is inevitable. We know it’s on its way, but nobody can be exactly sure just how many years it will be until it finally...
View Article5 Futuristic, Luxurious Bathtubs that Will Spice Up Bathtime
View of scenic mountains not included — Image source: Ecuadorcreativo.com Custom aquariums aren’t the only way to bring luxurious aquatic art into your home. Have you ever thought about giving your...
View ArticleEco-Friendly Thinking Finds Beauty and Profit in Rainwater
Bodies of water collect rainwater, attract wildlife, and keep the surroundings cool — Image source: Tumblr.com Gutters don’t have a stellar reputation. The phrase “mind in the gutter” equates the...
View ArticleChinese Artists Display 1,500 Goldfish in Skyscraper Replicas
Fishpond City — Image source: Cargocollective.com Civilization used to spread outward. Thanks to the marvels of modern engineering, civilization now likes to climb upward. Massive skyscrapers that give...
View ArticleStunning Sea Mirror Lights Up the Streets of Sydney
Onlookers snap photos of the Sea Mirror — Image source: Contemporist.com Can you have aquatic art without water? Sure… why not? Yann Kersale, an artist who uses light as his medium, recently installed...
View Article4 Incredibly Bizarre Fishtanks
Fishtank backpack — Image source: Trendhunter.com Conventional aquariums are so square (in both senses of the word). These bizarre aquariums put new spins on an old classic! 1. The Fish Backpack Tired...
View Article5 Stunning Ice Sculptures from 2013
Ice sculpture art — Image source: Savvystews.com As I’m writing out this sentence, I’m wearing fuzzy wool socks, I’ve got a thick green blanket wrapped around me, and I’ve got the heat blasting. I...
View Article5 Beautiful Examples of Interior Decoration To Complement Your Aquariums
Aquarium interior design — Image source: Homecreativedesign.com Aquariums are show-stoppers. As soon as you put an aquarium in a living space, every other art piece pales in comparison (well, unless...
View ArticleOkeanos Eliminates the Need for Chlorine in Swimming Pools
Natural pool with nearby water garden — Image source: Swimming-teich.com “Expect poison from the standing water.” William Blake, my all time favorite poet, said that. He meant that much more in the...
View ArticleFrozen Ice Castle in Silverthorne, Colorado Uses 20 Million Pounds of Ice
Ice Castle – Image Source: blogspot.com It’s amazing what you can do with water and freezing temperatures. The other day, I talked about some of the best ice sculptures of 2013. I intentionally...
View ArticleMother Nature, Water, and Fish: Using Aquariums as Natural and Beautiful...
Yuken Teruya art — Image source: Justluxe.com They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. In the case of Yuken Teruya, one shopper’s trash is another artist’s art exhibit. Teruya takes a blade...
View Article“Palace for Nature”: Luxury Architecture and Water Conservation in a Pristine...
Qatar Palace — Image source: Inhabitat.com Far too often, luxury is synonymous with wastefulness. The very mention of a palace calls to mind extravagant excess and a disproportionately massive amount...
View ArticleGorgeous 3-Story Home Floats on Amsterdam River
Floating home in Amsterdam — Image source: Inhabitat.com I’ve talked about floating architecture a lot on this blog, and there’s one thing that almost all of them have in common: they’re absurdly...
View ArticleLiving in a Winter Wonderland at Sweden’s Frozen Icehotel
Sweden’s Icehotel — Image source: Icehotel.com I was really hoping for a white Christmas this year, but apparently that’s not in the cards for the folks around my neck of the woods. In fact, it was...
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