Aquarium and bird cage combo by French designer Constance Guisset.
DUPLEX concept has a thermoformed meeting space in the middle where birds and fish can be at the same visual level. A surprising encounter that evokes the impossible fusion between water and air.
For more designs, check out: 15 Unusual and Creative Aquariums
Stephan
I really like this a very interesting concept. You have to wonder if what the cat would think looking into the fish bowl and seeing a bird :)
Nov 10th, 2010
Connor
^^^^^ Nice! I like how the designer flipped the cages and put the fish on top instead of the bird.
Nov 10th, 2010
Modhawk
Awesome concept. Great product for when you don’t have much space for both. Soothing!
Nov 10th, 2010
Evie
Very interesting idea, but the fish do not have the right environment, and I am guessing the same can be said for the birds. It a very beautiful and minimalist design though.
Nov 10th, 2010
Moo
This might be off topic, but I don’t understand how people can have birds or fish as pets. You are limiting their potentially limitless habitat to a ridiculously tiny one. You can’t even pet them. They will never love you. They might look cool but they’re completely pointless to have in the home and they probably hate their lives thanks to you.
Nov 11th, 2010
JTKirk
moo, you’re right. that was completely off topic. maybe if you kept the birds and fish in order to then eat them it wouldn’t be so pointless. then their lives would REALLY suck, wouldnt they.
Nov 11th, 2010
PauL B
@moo are you a fish stuck in a bowl????
This is a super cool concept, I think it’s a really great idea :)
Nov 11th, 2010
Gaby
Love the concept, but i actually think Moo is right.
Nov 11th, 2010
Danyell
File under: How to really freak out parakeets.
Nov 11th, 2010
hahaha
who cares about the fish, or bird.. u probably saved it from being exterminated after they don’t sell at the pet shop anyways. people care too much/ complain to much
oh and the design is awesome i want to invest
Nov 11th, 2010
Glenn
=O A really really nice concept.
It’s perfect to small flats!
Nov 11th, 2010
Doink
Actually, birds and fish can show signs of affection to their master. Moo doesn’t know fish die if you take them for a walk in a leash and parrots are actually pretty comfortable in their cage. They were born in captivity, so they enjoy free food and water.
This is a neat concept , but i doubt the parrot will stay in the upper side, since the water from the bowl cools the air around it.
Also the cat would be really confused :)
Nov 11th, 2010
Benjamin Christine
everyday I come to your site and you always have some great stuff! I would love to get my hands on one of there! really good! Must be the cats worst nightmare.
Nov 11th, 2010
chazzzz
super idear beautifully composed
Nov 11th, 2010
inan
@Doink it doesnt matter whether they were born in captivity or not, and you think that they are still happy just because they dont know what freedom is.
….you know that.
Nice concept but no thanks.
Nov 11th, 2010
JTKirk
they’re birds and fish… what concept of freedom do you think they posess?
Nov 11th, 2010
VinceVega
visually awesome but it’s gotta be topheavy as hell.
Nov 11th, 2010
Rachael
I don’t think fish (or any animal really) have much of a concept of hate and a lot of birds like their houses and owners especially if they’re hand raised. Often, you can let the bird out and he won’t fly away.
I love this aquarium/cage combo. I wish I had one.
Nov 11th, 2010
Art of Concept
I just know I wouldn’t enjoy being in a cage, fancy as it can be…even if there’s free food (sounds a bit like jail no?) or you were born in one…
Humans do as they please; never mind the affected one…
Poor you if you’re an animal meant to fly freely but you’re kinda cute and fit in a cage…you’ll end up in a cage “because we humans like YOU in a cage”…Sorry!
Would you keep your dog indoors every day of his life and assume he is OK cos he’s used to is?
Nov 11th, 2010
Chad
Very cool looking. I wonder if the glass would get marked up from the bird’s beak?
Nov 11th, 2010
eally
@moo i would agree with you about the birds… but fish of this sort are really not intelligent and they are not social creatures. this little guy has no memory… he doesn’t know if he’s been swimming in a circle all day or not, and he certainly doesn’t miss his ocean friends. even so, these sorts of pets are basically living decorations! so… i understand why you have a problem with it!
Nov 11th, 2010
jumanicus
i love this thing i would buy one in a heart beat
Nov 11th, 2010
Junnie
A lot of people choose fish as pets because they’re rather easy to take care of and can give you a fulfilling sense of responsibility (especially for kids). They’re also more interactive than plants, obviously.
And.. I like birds. Yes, I agree that they shouldn’t be kept in cages, but with that logic, dogs shouldn’t be confined to backyards.
With all that said – funny concept.
Nov 11th, 2010
Dreaming
very pretty but would’nt it be rather messy? cleaning the rounder bowl looks like a bitch and a half…
Nov 11th, 2010
ok
fish wish they could fly, birds wish they could swim…..
Nov 12th, 2010
julez
i think fish can not think, and have a brain memory of less than 5 sec. so..
in china you can buy key hangers aquarium with a goldfish in it. thats sad so i do agree they shouldn’t be kept in cages.
but to look at the concept and not how it is for the fishes or birds, i love it!
and to @connor, i think its necessary to put the fishbowl on top, otherwise you have to clean it everyday because of the bird poo!
Nov 12th, 2010
jake
Having a fish actually is proven to lower stress levels if it is located in an area that you happen to be in a lot. Also it is true about the idea of their short term memory stopping them from knowing much of anything.
Birds are completely different. They are extremely intellegent and they know they caged. My family owns a bird and it used to stare out the window all the time. We could tell it wanted to be free. But at the same time it gets so much attention. My brother plays with it constantly. It sits on his shoulder as he walks around the house, or as he plays video games. He knows how to whistle songs, how to get a treat from us. He listens to us, knows when he has done something wrong. He has our entire house to fly around in (which is a lot for his size being that he is a small cockatiel.) He follows us around, sits on our shoulder and rubs his head on our neck. He even loves when we scratch behind his head. He knows each of the family members by who will and will not give him attention. He refuses to be near my sister (who hates him) but will sit next to my dad and brother all day long. In my opinion he is like a dog in every way. So for those of you saying you shouldn’t have a bird, I hope you are also saying you can’t have any animals. Because a bird is very similar to a dog!
Nov 12th, 2010
mea
lovely
Nov 13th, 2010
Gabi
@hahaha buying it from the pet shop would save it from a worse doom but the point is that the animals ended up in the pet shop in the first place which shouldn’t happen just because a human being wants to look at a pretty animal in their home.
Nov 14th, 2010
Jen
I don’t think this would work well. I think the fish would constantly be freaked out and stressed by the birds who might jab at them.
Nov 14th, 2010
spyro
I think it’s cool but the animals would be freeked out
Nov 16th, 2010
Pete
Not sure why people insist on putting goldfish in a bowl. If you’re going to put a fish in a bowl, choose one that isn’t so dirty and who can actually make do in such a small environment (a Betta, perhaps). Goldfish need really good filters, cool temps and constant water changes. When put in a decent environment, their lifespan is in decades, not months, and they grow to pretty big sizes.
Nov 18th, 2010
Wulf
The idea is really nice of this one, but I don’t think the bird will actually go to the highest branch inside the aquarium (I even believe that all the photos have fake birds, except the blue one zoomed in, but he isn’t at the top branch either). A round bowl is bad for animal’s eyes, so the birds stay out of it. The fish get problems with their eyes too.
But ofcourse, square is not as nice as round.
Nov 26th, 2010
fred
Where can you purchase
Feb 5th, 2012
VASSILIKI
Birds aren’t meant to be caged. They r given wings to fly. Fish & birds should live in their natural habitat.
What’s wrong with this world that accepts everything with such indifference?
“For as long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace”. -Pythagoras
Apr 3rd, 2012
Kriz
My cat’s would love this
Jun 5th, 2012
Ivander
So fish should be trhown out of their aquarium and because “freedom”? And birds should be flying around and get eaten or killed during open season? You know, some animals liked to be in captive, you just have to care for them, and bird cages with branches are good for them, they’re safe, they got free food. Even i would be an animal that is caged with free food an a lovable master if i could, they’re happy as long as you care and feed them with love.
Jul 8th, 2012
Megan
To the people who are saying all captive birds hate there lives and want to be free you are wrong about my parrot. While I’m out she goes in her large cage and when i’m home she has free range of the house. I free fly(no cage no,leash) her outside almost everyday. If she wanted to be free she could have easile flew away by now
Jan 28th, 2013