Every concrete top in this collection is poured, cured and finished by a person rather than released from a mould and shipped. That is why no two surfaces are identical, and why they read as furniture rather than as appliances.

Powder-coated steel and stainless hardware underneath mean the part doing the work outlasts the part being admired.

Poly lumber does not rot, splinter, crack or need staining, and the colour runs through the whole board rather than sitting on top of it. A scratch stays the same colour as the rest.

Pair it with solution-dyed outdoor cushions and you have a set that looks the same in its fifth summer as its first.

A heater warms a patio; a fire pit gives people a reason to stay on it. Ours sit low and open so conversation carries across the flame instead of around it.

Propane means instant, adjustable heat with no smoke chasing guests around the circle and no woodpile to keep dry.