Flowforms: Nature’s mirror

Flowform water sculptures are specifically designed to send water streaming through them in a pulsing, eddying motion. Such movement is said to invigorate and enliven the water, creating qualities that best support healthy life, both at the level of micro organisms within the water, and also for plants and animals, including ourselves, that use the water. The movement of water also has a beneficial and cleansing effect on the surrounding air. The cleansing effects of Flowforms on polluted water make them particularly suitable for use in reed bed sewage systems.

Smaller, more gentle models are available for use in gardens while others are made specifically for use in interiors– where they improve air quality, regulate humidity and provide oxygenated water for house plants. At the very heart of Flowform design is the study of water in nature. Influenced by gravity, by the sun, the moon and by its interactions with air and surface, water shows the very pulse of life. The rhythms and movements of water leave their mark on bones, antlers, ivory, muscle; shape the structure of plants; and engrave breathtakingly beautiful patterns on estuary sands. But the aim of Flowform research is not simply to copy natural patterns, but to find an understanding of the formative principles operating in nature, and then to use this understanding with creative freedom.