t’s a scorching, record-breaking summer, and what better way to escape the triple-digit temperatures than in cool, cool waters and the beautiful illusion of an infinity pool? The water flows over a vanishing edge, there to be silently filtered, cleansed, and returned in an endless cycle. Ah, the Zen tranquility of it! But it’s that edge, that negative-edge horizon line which makes artists of us all, putting us at the center of a new perspective on the world. What better way to contemplate that view—whether it be the sea, mountains, or countryside—from the glassy surface of water melding into a cloudless blue sky? Consider an infinity pool overlooking France’s Lake Annecy or perhaps a cliffside pool facing Ibiza’s Es Cubells Bay. And if one infinity pool isn’t enough, how about two, each framing a picture-perfect vista of Gouverneur Bay on the island of St. Barths? The homes featured in this Luxury Defined collection illustrate why an infinity pool is more than a trick of perspective: it’s the ultimate place to cool off and while away a lazy summer afternoon. Contemplate the infinite! Click here to read more