Best of 2003: Best Garden Furniture

Akakora
5670 El Camino Real, Suite C, Carlsbad
www.akakora.com/new/home.asp
760-930-4348

Ayman Suleiman discovered a Venezuelan process that fuses stained glass, cement, and wrought iron to create decorated garden tables, chairs, and benches. He is now applying the process to accessories like his star piece, a glass and iron gazebo that filters sunlight through colored glass. Table and chair sets range from $429 to $2175, glass-inlaid stained-concrete tables and benches start around $2000, and glass gazebos run around $2500. Best of all, you can have a say in your table's design. The result is permanent, arty, and sturdy, unlike plastic flyaways.