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The Infinity Aquarium

BCXSY has done something I’ve always dreamed of doing, they’ve created what may be the first multi-faceted aquarium. The angular form creates a mirror effect, generating a real cubist image.
The angles remind us greatly of one our our favorite artists DAIM. If you don’t know who DAIM is (pronounced “dime”) check his work out.
 
 
 
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simplicity - aqua design amano

Aqua design amano is at the forefront of modern aquariums. There are many companies that are trying to break into this area, but no one has touched the simplicity and “wabi” nature of ADA. They offer a flawless complete line for FW tanks and are becoming more SW friendly with time, or so it […]

glassbox lift off

After waiting just shy of 9 weeks the base was completed, we finally picked it up today. Big thanks to our friend [Logan] for giving us a lift and hauling it back to our place in his fine SUV. Here’s an image of just the stand, the tank is currently on top and filling up with water. […]

future projects

 Even though the 90g is still not up (supposedly the stand will be finished today) we are considering future projects and designs for new systems. We’ve found a good source for metal hairpin legs, so a side table for our plywood eames chair is definitely next on the list, we are still deciding if a nano […]

attractive help at home

With a larger tank soon to be set-up with more gadgets and more supplements it can get difficult to remember what get’s dosed when, and when you last cleaned what….that’s why we’ll be picking up  Massimo Vignelli’s 1966 modern classic Stendig Wall Calendar. At 36×48 it’s quite large, but by using simple color coded dot […]

the numbers of aesthetic+hardland inspiration

As marine aquarium hobbyists we have constantly struggled with the arrangement or aquascape of our systems. Until recently this was widely overlooked…But finally some light is being shed on this, something that freshwater enthusiasts have embraced for years.

Fibonacci’s Numbers, The Golden Ratio….No this is not the The Davinci Code, it’s aesthetics.