ITALIANS DO IT BETTER « Design, technology, but also respect for the environment and nature. These are key trends for the Italian pool and spa Industry: beautiful water areas both comfortable and super-equipped »
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he coronavirus pandemic we have been experiencing for two years has reshaped the image we had of our private spaces, our homes, our gardens and led us to reclaim and use them like never before. Since last spring, more and more Italians felt the desire – and the need – to give new life to their gardens (and their terraces, roofs, and interiors) by introducing a swimming pool: water is strongly perceived as an element of health and well-being, a tem-
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ple of relaxation and a symbol of fun. This kind of made up for the impossibility to go to public facilities and created many available safe oases for when it’s not possible to get away from home for the summer holidays. Consequentially, small gardens were converted into “outdoor living rooms”, residential pools became gyms for water yoga or water gymnastics, the need to air rooms removed the barriers between indoors and outdoors, and sunbathing
