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Here's what Michael Graves can do to a school.

Thanks to the generosity of All Modern, here's what he can do for your home.

Go back to my Monday column and leave a comment. On Sunday I'll pick a random commenter who will then get this Michael Graves for Alessi kettle from the great folks at All Modern.

Jewel glass mosaics from New Ravenna

New Ravenna Mosaics, whom you may remember from a post a couple of weeks ago, launched a new line of glass mosaics at Coverings in Chicago this year.

Under the guidance of the Mosaic Muse herself, Sara Baldwin, New Ravenna is taking glass tile into places and expressions where its never been before.

I get it that I have a tendency to gush and I've never met a mosaic I didn't love. Well, almost. But these patterns are really something else.

Nobody is pushing the envelope with glass mosaics like this, and I mean nobody.

These designs are thoroughly, classically inspired but at the same time, they are unapologetically new. If you took the decorative mastery of Rome and Byzantium, then ran it through the studios of Louis Comfort Tiffany, and then finally passed it though the box grater of the 21st century you might come up with something close to this. It's gorgeous, all of it.

You can read more about these materials and patterns on Sara Baldwin's blog, and you can see the entire New Ravenna collection on the New Ravenna website.

If indeed there's a heaven, I think its streets would be paved with the likes of this.

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I think glass

If you're tired of the same old same old when it comes to counter materials, think about glass.

The counters photographed here were made by Quebec-based Think Glass. Think Glass makes counter tops, floors, windows, architectural elements and art pieces that are guaranteed to stop people in their tracks.

Look at these beauties. Think Glass uses a proprietary method of fusing glass in their custom-made glass kilns and the result is something you'll not find from another company.

These counters can be made up to three inches thick, they can be back- or under-lit, they come in a wide variety of edges, textures and underlayments.

Think Glass counters can be further customized with the addition of colored glass into the counters themselves.

Glass is non-porous, highly scratch resistant, heat resistant, easy to clean and super hygienic. Did I mention that they're beautiful?

Think Glass counters are available through dealerships across North America and the Caribbean. So if you're looking for something interesting, think glass with Think Glass.

Pssst... you have to play to win

Jump back to my post on Monday and enter for a chance to win this gorgeous, classic Michael Graves kettle from All Modern. Michael Graves is one of the reining kings of architecture and industrial design. If you'd like a retrospective of his life's work, here's the link to his company's website. Wouldn't it be cool to have something for your home that's a product of the same mind that brought to the world the Humana Building, the Denver Public Library, the Dolphin and the Swan hotels and hundreds of other iconic buildings around the world? I think yes. Enter.