Saturday, August 29, 2009

The Wrong Garden

So I have not posted in a while.

I came across this.
James Dyson and Jim Honey designed a garden for for the Chelsea Garden show 2003.
James Dyson designed the water feature for the gard
en inspired by M.C. Escher.



"One of these is an optical illusion that shows water going uphill and round and round the four sides of a square perpetually. I wanted to create a series of cascades that are all on the same level - an everlasting waterfall."

I don't know how this has not made it to my radar until now. It is one of the best water pieces I have seen. The way it works is even better, make it look like the water is flowing up hill.


I always thought that working for Dyson would be sweet, because it strikes me as a place that there is no bad idea. This work by Dyson proves to me that, he thinks that there is no bad idea.

Here is the Telegraph article and the BBC story.

The official site.