The Art of Design Issue 22 2016 | Page 80

80 Klover Cooking Range The Aga has been a kitchen favourite since the 1950s but, with oil and electricity prices rising once again, people are looking for an alternative. The cooking range that seems to have grabbed everyone's attention is the wood pellet burning Klover Smart 120. The contemporary model, a stunning combination of black and stainless, has that classic Italian flair for design. With a large top hotplate and a glass doored oven, it's a joy to cook on. However the really big step forward is that while the Aga was made for cooking, the Smart 120 will run all your central heating, domestic hot water as well as cooking. Even better is that it runs on clean and convenient wood pellets, so making you eligible for the generous RHI government grant. The Smart 120 will light itself when the house needs warming and turn itself off when the job is done. While it’s burning, the kitchen is filled with that warm orange glow that only comes from burning wood, perfect to make you feel cosy on a cold winters day. For your local Klover stockist visit Firepowerheating.co.uk or phone 0844 3320155 Fondis Insert Fires There's a conundrum facing all of us when planning our new house – we want it well insulated and air tight but what's a home without a real fire at its heart for those long winter evenings? However if you design in a large fireplace then you lose your hard earned warmth up a big open chimney. For many of us a gas effect fire just doesn't cut it - without the sights, sounds and smells of a real fire, that primitive part of our soul just isn't satisfied. There is however a solution in the form of the new generation of guillotine door insert fires. These great looking built-in stoves take it to a whole new level, with big up and down glass doors that mean you don't see anything but the fire. It'll bring its combustion air straight from outside, so no draughts, and put out a gentle convected heat than can warm one room or be spread right around the house. All the pleasure of a real fire but controllable, safe to leave burning and a joy to watch. The market leader is Fondis, combining minimalist French design with a real understanding of how to make a fire burn best. There are even double sided models that look wonderful between two rooms or at the centre of a big space. And for that real guilty pleasure, slide the glass door up and away with the lift of a finger, and enjoy the radiant warmth of a genuine open fire. For your local Fondis stockist visit Firepowerheating.co.uk or phone 0844 3320155