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 urban outdoors. It reads:
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.
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 using a tiny swatch held
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 than supplementary cementing materials (SCM).
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 a "natural" campfire. The modern
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 potentially harmful substances into our
When designing concrete fire pits and other architectural elements, it is important to have a good understanding of not only the material's aesthetic qualities, but how it acts and reacts when it is being fabricated. Like other natural materials, the way concrete looks arises directly
This is part two 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 over the last fifteen years,
Ah, the age old question. Will the concrete, or in the case of Paloform, will concrete fireplaces or fire pits crack? The short answer is no. For the long answer, read on