WET (company)

WET
Founded1983
FounderMark Fuller, Melanie Simon, and Alan Robinson
Headquarters
Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California[1]
,
USA
Key people
Mark Fuller, CEO[2]
Websitewetdesign.com

WET, also known as WET Design, is a water feature design firm based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1983 by former Disney Imagineers Mark Fuller, Melanie Simon, and Alan Robinson,[3] the company has designed over two hundred fountains and water features using water, fire, ice, fog, and lights. It is known for creating The Dubai Fountain, the world's largest performing fountain, along with the 8-acre (3.2 ha) Fountains of Bellagio.[4] It has designed features in over 20 countries around the world, in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

WET holds more than 60 patents pertaining to lighting, water control, and specialty fountain devices that use air compression technology.[2] The company is a frequently cited source for the role water plays in communities other than for purely utilitarian needs. WET was also featured in and co-produced the 2013 Discovery Channel reality television show The Big Brain Theory, Pure Genius, where the winner of the show was given $50,000 and a one-year contract to work at WET.[5][6]

  1. ^ McNamara, Mary (9 December 2003). "In This City, Even Water Can Put On A Big Show". L.A. Times. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The Big Brain Theory: Pure Genius – Mark Fuller". Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ Kogan, Rick (24 August 1997). "The Wizards Of Wet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ Seabrook, John (11 January 2010). "Onward And Upward With The Arts: Water Music". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. ^ Holmes, Linda (1 May 2013). "Discovery's Big Brain Theory Not That Kind Of Nerd TV". National Public Radio. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ^ Nichols, Chris (25 April 2013). "WET Fountain Design, The Wonka Of Water". L.A. Mag. Retrieved 18 July 2013.