THE NEXT STAINLESS STEEL

WEIRD MATERIALS

Seattle Interiors carries a new bathroom sink from Pollux with a rubbery basin made of stretched silicone. At International Kitchens, Bond has just started to carry "exotic veneers," such as "quartered zebrawood" and "quilted maple." "They'd be put on a flat panel, applied to plywood or particle wood for something unique. It's twice or three times as expensive. But we think they will be popular," she says. At InForm, Mills says customers are drawn to a wavy bathroom sink made out of birch. "At first people think, 'Wood and water . . . ?'" Her answer: "Well, boats."

RAINIER RICHLITE CO.

Pulp friction from T-Town: the hard-wearing Richlite countertop.

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