Western Living

Counter Culture

This season’s new kitchen trends lookluxe, bold and shiny.
By Amanda Ross

Faucets

	Mix Master No, it’s not the world’s biggest whisk, but rather the dramatic Morpho faucet from Italian design house Newform. $1,655. newform.it
	Curve Control Famed architect Zaha Hadid scales down the sensual lines of her signature design in this rarefied faucet for Triflow Concepts. $10,000. triflowconcepts.com
	Fountain Head Don’t blame us if your guests mistake Kohler’s Karbon faucet for a bronze statue sitting on your kitchen sink. (But we’ll want a cut of the change collected.) $2,070. kohler.com
	Polly Want a Tap? Ahrrrr, matey: the skull and crossbones faucet designed by Stephen Einhorn is the treasure ye been hunting fer. $1,360 for handles. stepheneinhorn.co.uk

TILES
	Green Scene This living green wall reimagines the usual backsplash suspects while simultaneously cleaning your air. Price varies per project. greenovergrey.com
	Who’s the Fairest? These Mirror porcelain tiles from Ann Sacks won’t crack as easily as glass yet offer the same stunning effect. $90 per square foot. annsacks .com

	Frozen in Time The metal Foundry Art dove tile by Ann Sacks provides a sweet tweet for your bathroom without being twee. 1-inch by 1-inch dove, $46 each. annsacks.com
	Checkerboard, Please These Intaglio tiles are black and white and textured all over. Available in over 350 colours. $47 per square foot. prattandlarson.com
	Foreign Affair The handmade Frameworks ceramic collection evokes a traditional Moroccan pattern while still rocking a contemporary vibe. $80 per square foot. artistictile.com
	Ciao Bella Italian style-meister Giovanni Barbieri designed this sexy 3-D Ambra stone for Artistic Tile. $68 per square foot. artistictile.com

Counters
	Gaggenau Vario Telescopic (VL 051) Why we love it An innovative design is coupled with a site-specific function that means nothing—no whiff, no puff, no smell—escapes its reach. $2,800. gaggenau.com
	GE Monogram (ZV48RSFS) Why we love it Halogen lighting, a built-in utensil rack and some serious sucking power—all this as part of the high-end Monogram line, put together in a slick stainless-steel package. $4,090. geappliances.com
	Zephyr Horizon (AHZ-M90) Why we love it Designed by Robert Brunner, a pioneer of Apple’s industrial- design team, so it looks as if the iMac cross-bred with the range hood and seriously increased its IQ. $4,100, zephyronline.com

Samsung Range (FTQ386LU)
Why we love it Samsung’s new cleaning
feature uses steam to fully clean your oven in 20 minutes—plus the ceramic cooktop has triple-wattage elements that crank out some serious heat for an electric. $1,600.
samsung.com/ca

SOURCES
Faucets
Stephen Einhorn Gothic Capstan faucet heads, stepheneinhorn.co.uk, Coordinated Kitchen & Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128
Ice by Rubinet, Victoria Speciality Hardware, Victoria, 250-598-2966, victoriaspecialityhardware.com; Coordinated Kitchen & Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128. Newform Morpho basin mixer, newform.it, Cantu Bathrooms & Hardware Ltd., Victoria, 250-382-1252, cantubathrooms.com; Coordinated Kitchen & Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128; The Royal Flush, Calgary, 403-228-2934, royalflushbathboutique.com; The Plumb Shoppe, Saskatoon, 306-249-4000, theplumbshoppe.com
Triflow Concepts tap by Zaha Hadid, triflowconcepts.com, Victoria Specialty Hardware, Victoria, 250-598-2966, victoriaspecialityhardware.com; Coordinated Kitchen & Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128, coordinatedkitchens.com; Robinson Lighting & Bath, Edmonton, 780-453-5714, rlrbc.com; The Plumb Shoppe, Saskatoon, 306-249-4000, theplumbshoppe.com; Robinson Lighting & Bath, Winnipeg, 204-784-0111, rlrbc.com

Backsplashes
Pratt & Larson Intaglio tile, prattandlarson.com, Toorak Tile & Design, Vancouver, 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com; Empire Kitchens, Calgary, 403-252-2458, empirekitchenandbath.com. Green Over Grey Living Wall, Green Over Grey Living Walls and Design, Vancouver, 604-837-0333, greenovergrey.com; Coordinated Kitchen and Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128, coordinatedkitchens.com. Artistic Tile Frameworks ceramic tile, Artistic Tile Barieri collection Ambra stone tile, Cantu Bathrooms & Hardware, Victoria, 250-382-1252; Vancouver, 604-688-1252, cantubathrooms.com; Empire Kitchens, Calgary, 403-252-2458, empirekitchenandbath.com; artistictile.com. Ann Sacks Foundry Art metal dove tile, Ann Sacks, 800-278-8453, annsacks.com, Empire Kitchens, Calgary, 403-252-2458, empirekitchenandbath.com.

Counters
Dupont Corian Illumination Series countertop, Arctic Strawberry series, ByDesign Interiors, Victoria, 250-472-6267, bydesigninteriors.ca; Paragon Surfacing, Vancouver, 604-278-2225, paragonsurfacing.com; Contour Counter Top, Calgary, 403-250-7272, contourcountertop.com; Towne & Countree Kitchens, Edmonton, 780-489-3331; FloForm Industries Saskatoon, 306-665-7733; Regina, 306-721-2220; Winnipeg, 204-474-2334, floform.com; dupont.com. CaesarStone Motivo quartz countertop in Crocodile and Lace, caesarstone-ca.com, Stone Age Granite and Marble, Victoria, 250-386-5954, stoneagemarble.com; Coordinated Kitchen and Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128, coordinatedkitchens.com; Calgary Granite & Marble, Calgary, 403-291-6798, calgarygranite.com; Heart Kitchen & Bath, Edmonton, 780-433-7801, heartkitchens.com; Luxury Granite, Regina, 306-543-2020; Innovative Stoneworks, Saskatoon, 306-343-0717, innovativestoneworks.com; River City Stone, Winnipeg, 204-927-8663
Walker Zanger Royal Blue Sodalite slab countertop, walkerzanger.com, World Mosaic, Vancouver, 604-736-8158, worldmosaictile.com
Dupont Zodiaq Terra Collection countertop, dupont.com, Paragon Surfacing, Vancouver, 604-278-2225, paragonsurfacing.com; Top Masters, Calgary, 403-274-1771, topmasters.com; FloForm Industries Edmonton, 780-474-7999; Saskatoon, 306-665-7733; Regina, 306-721-2220; Winnipeg, 204-474-2334, floform.com
HanStone countertop in Passion Rouge, hanstoneusa.com, Colonial Countertops, Victoria, 250-383-1926, colonialcountertops.com; Coordinated Kitchen and Bath, Vancouver, 604-985-9128, coordinatedkitchens.com; Floform Countertops, Calgary, 403-291-1155; Edmonton, 780-474-7999; Regina, 306-721-2220; Saskatoon, 306-665-7733; Winnipeg, 204-474-2334, floform.com
Silestone Life! Series quartz countertop in Orange Cool, silestoneusa.com, Home Depot, Victoria, B.C., 250-853-5350, homedepot.ca; Paradigm Kitchen Design, Vancouver, 604-326-3000; Allstone, Calgary, 403-955-7785, allstonegranitecalgary.com; Floform Countertops, Edmonton, 780-474-7999; Regina, 306-721-2220; Saskatoon, 306-665-7733; Winnipeg, 204-474-2334, floform.com

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