Glass tile used for pool in a private residence in Bedford, NY
To help create a pool that resembled a classical violin for a private residence in Bedford, NY, hundreds of thousands of custom blended glass tiles were intertwined with fiber optic lights, which illustrate everything from the chinrest to the bow
In the quaint town of Bedford in upstate New York, one resident took an eclectic idea of his to create one of the most unique in-ground swimming pools ever seen. To reflect his love for all things violin, the homeowner had a 1,350-square-foot in-ground pool that resembles a 1700s Stradivarius violin constructed in his backyard, which cleverly incorporates more than 440,000 individual pieces of glass tile.
The homeowner, who is both an amateur violin player and collector, approached the Mahwah, NJ-based in-ground pool design and construction firm, Cipriano Landscape Design & Custom Swimming Pools, to help bring this one-of-a-kind design to life. The company, which is known for its award-winning pool designs in the New York-tri-state area, helped morph the design to incorporate all of the parts of a 1700s era Stradivarius violin — from the purflings to the chinrest and even the bow.