Design
Case Study: An Aquarium for Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq
This month’s case study looks at a rather unusual aquarium installation. What makes it remarkable isn’t so much the overall size of the tank, nor is it the array of animals meant to be kept in it. This was a rather simple 120 gallon glass aquarium with basic freshwater filtration and simple African Cichlid fish… […]
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Why We’re Fond of Fond du Lac, WI - a Grande Cheese Company Project
We recently had the pleasure of helping the Grande Cheese Company bring their new headquarters to life with a new 8 foot aquarium. By working closely with their architect, we were able to execute their vision of making aquarium life the centerpiece of their conference space. How It All Started The Grande Cheese Company was… […]
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Project Highlight: Wildwood Chicago Public School
The Who: A client of ours who had a custom aquarium installed in his basement years ago contacted Blue Planet with an upcoming aquarium project he wanted to champion. His children’s school was about to go under a massive expansion and an annex was going to be added, doubling the size of the Chicago Public… […]
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The Best Places to Place an Aquarium in Your Office
An aquarium is just the thing to liven up an office atmosphere! When thinking about aquarium placement in the office, here are a few things to consider. First, if you’re going to have an aquarium in your office, it makes sense to place it somewhere where the most number of people will be able to… […]
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Design Trends from Across the Pond
From minimalist to lush, Scandinavian to Asian design, we love exploring what’s new in aquarium designs from across the pond. The latest trend from Misawa Design Institute takes the minimalist futuristic approach and creates 3D printed designed sculptures called Waterscape for our fish to swim around and through. These simple 3D printed white sculptured designs… […]
3 Reasons to Consider Custom Cabinetry for your Aquarium
You’’ve chosen the size and type of aquarium you want to display in your home, now it’s time to move on to how to display it through custom cabinetry. Here are three reasons to consider custom cabinetry for your aquarium. #1 – Room Design Think of utilizing a custom cabinet as another piece of furniture… […]
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The Feng Shui of Aquarium Design
One of the favorite parts of my job is the “design” aspect of planning a new aquarium installation. When I walk into a new client’s home or office and they say “OK Jon, where does it go?,” I get to use everything I know to help them make the most of their new aquarium. […]