Private Islands

Private Islands

BioHavens add an aesthetic element to water features and natural landscapes that cleans and nourishes while you lounge.
by Mason Currey

Biomimicry, the study of natural processes for solutions to human problems, is a relatively young science—writer Janine Benyus coined the term in 1997—but it has already inspired some remarkable design strategies, including an office complex in Zimbabwe modeled on termite mounds. Good biomimetic design is often ingeniously simple, which is certainly the case with BioHaven floating islands, from the manufacturer Floating Island International, in Shepherd, Montana. ...

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Photo: Courtesy Floating Island International