Slab Fireplace

The (S)LAB Fireplace, inspired by the stone pieces which our grandmothers had at home (and which we saw and ran around as unruly kids growing up), is one of our most whimsical and technically advanced creations at the Studio, not running on wooden logs anymore but on a sustainable source of energy, called bioethanol. Almost like a gathering around sculpture (or firepit) made for lazy evening reunions and dinners (and the odd marshmallow roast), we designed it to be something useful and also movable (you can wheel it around the place). It proved such a hit with our clients that it is now one of the feature elements in most of our residential projects, as it literally warmed us all up to the power of taking design into different levels of research and technique. Here's to serendipity and to unexpected pairings.