1.   Blown into carved wooden molds, the glass surfaces resemble the rough ice of the winter landscape.

2.   Its pitted, knobby surface resembles the vesicles in cooled volcanic lava, tiny holes left by gas bubbles.

3.   The poured-in-place concrete was bushhammered, and the blocky masses and vertically striated surfaces resembled the sheer faces of a quarry.

4.   The surface resembles the lustre of pearls but is not gritty.

5.   With fuzzy grids, swirling patterns and woodgrain at the fore, the surfaces resemble textiles and walls, but the added highlights bring intimations of mysterious landscapes.

6.   Under close magnification, the speaker surface resembles a three-dimensional map of mountainous terrain, with each peak punching the air to help create sound waves.