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Bento Modern Fire Pit in Toronto Life
We are excited that our Bento Modern Fire Pit is “The Thing” in the November Issue of Toronto Life. The caption, written by Emily Landau, captures the zeitgeist of the outdoor fire pit’s growing popularity and Torontonian’s love of the … Continue reading
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Tagged concrete, Fire Pit, modern, outdoor, toronto life
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Intrinsic value versus intrinsic beauty
When it comes to design, I really believe that intrinsic beauty is more important than intrinsic value – at least when we use the word “value” in the way that it is most widely used today. Continue reading
Designing With Concrete – Color In Context
For anyone who has ever chosen paint colors, you know how important it is to view potential color choices in the space that they will ultimately be used. And you also know how difficult it is to choose a color … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, concrete, concrete fireplace mantels, design
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Moving Toward Modern: Renovating Your Fireplace
For homes built early in the last century, living room fireplaces were standard issue. Unlike earlier Victorian designs, which featured ornate woodwork and marble facings, these fireplaces were modest in their detail and materials, often faced with the same brick … Continue reading
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Tagged concrete, contemporary, Fireplace Surround, fireplaces, modern, modern fireplace, renovation
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Fly Ash Concrete – Part One: The Bad, The Ugly…
As makers of luxury concrete fireplaces and fire pits, I believe that we have a responsibility to make our manufacturing process as sustainable and energy-efficient as possible. And in the world of green concrete, nothing gets my mixer turning faster … Continue reading
Modern Fire Pit – Bento
Spring is here. Enjoy! A demonstration of Paloform’s Bento modern fire pit burning. This is a hand cast concrete fire pit with a propane-fueled burner.
Modern Fireplace Showroom Update: Boarded and Ready for Concrete!
Work is moving briskly on our Paloform’s modern fireplace showroom at 296 King Street East in Toronto. The framing for the fireplace installations has been completed and the boxes have been clad with the suitable substrates for our hand cast … Continue reading
Designing a Concrete Fireplace – Part 3: Strength and Tectonics
This is part three in a series of posts about designing fireplace mantels, surrounds, tiles and other fire features with precast concrete. I hope to share with you some of the appreciation for this fantastic material that I have gained … Continue reading
Cast Concrete for Modern Fire Pits
As I talked about in a previous article, Modern Fire Pits, fire pits today take on a wide range of shapes and formats. What is characteristic of modern fire pit design, is fire pits that do not attempt to resemble … Continue reading
Greener Shades of Grey – Concrete Fireplace Mantels and IAQ
In our world of plastic consumer products of every variety, indoor air quality (IAQ) has become an increasingly important consideration when designing living spaces. Many materials which have been used for many decades have only recently been discovered to leach … Continue reading
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Tagged concrete, concrete fireplace mantels, fireplaces, Indoor Air Quality
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