 "We don't outsource to China, we don't outsource across town," says Mark Fuller, chief executive of Wet in Sun Valley. "That gives us complete control and a nimbleness that is a competitive advantage." (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / January 14, 2010) |
The gig: Don't call Mark Fuller, 58, a fountain maker. He prefers "feature creator." But he does make fountains -- spectacular ones. The company he founded, Wet, based in Sun Valley, has taken on some of the largest water fountain projects in the world.
Projects: One of his latest creations is a 32-acre artificial lake at the foot of the world's tallest building -- the Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- with 1,500 water jets that can blast streams 500 feet in the air, plus 1,000 fog jets, all tightly choreographed to put on a computerized show to music. Other projects can be found at City Center and the Bellagio in Las Vegas and Lincoln Center in New York. Locally, they're at the Music Center in Los Angeles and the Grove, Americana and CityWalk shopping centers.
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