The Ning Collection sinks and tubs.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Colorado Cool Stuff

After owning a pair of import stores on the Front Range, Tom Bruton relocated to Bali, Indonesia, in 2004. "It hooked me, and I needed to figure out how to make a living," he said. As a result, Bruton launched the Ning Collection with partner Diane Lee last year. "We're taking boulders and river stones and making vessel sinks and bathtubs," he explained. "We also do pebble mosaics. We collect pebbles from 13 islands." Initially, Bruton thought the company would need to find a distributor in the U.S., but...