International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010 top 27 world rankings. We have made a full 1080p HD video slideshow of the top 27 ranking aquascapes… you can watch it on our YouTube channel or on our website. Don’t forget to set the quality to the highest your Internet connection can cope with… for highest quality full HD set it to ‘1080p’. » Watch the video and browse the gallery on our website. » Watch…
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IAPLC 2010 Top 27 Aquascapes
International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010 top 27 world rankings. Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd. hosted the International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2010. It is the 10th anniversary contest, and we have received the record breaking number of entries this year, 1,819 applications from 55 countries. It shows that this contest has been recognized and Nature Aquarium is getting popular globally. Comment from Takashi Amano International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest started from the dawn…
ADA Shipment E.T.A.
Our next ADA order has been dispatched and is currently on the ocean somewhere between here and Japan! Once again a big thank you to all of you who have been waiting for speicialist ADA items – the wait is nearly over. Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) is Monday 6th December, though this may change slightly due to the nature of shipping containers. This time we are getting even more items that have never been…
‘Triptych’ Aquascape by James Findley HD Video
‘Triptych’ Aquascapes by James Findley These aquascapes were planted by James Findley for the Aqua 2010 Trade Show. They are currently on display in TGM (October 2010). Artistic Inspiration Celebrated UK aquascaper James findley explains that his inspiration for this piece came from the traditional triptych style commonly used for altars and ecclesiastical stained glass windows in churches: he describes how he wanted to present nature at her best and in all her variety so…
“Through the Eyes of a Child” Aquascape HD Video
Commissioned by Arcadia for the AQUA 2010 trade show. This aquascape by James Findley is entitled ‘Through the Eyes of a Child’ because the rocks used were all chosen by his young daughter, Ellen. It demonstrates the chaos of nature: the beauty of perfect imperfection and the unrivaled ability of the child to appreciate this. As we age, it is common to lose the ability to appreciate the chaos of nature in the same way:…