Contemporary Wood Burners
Wood stoves might appear similar from the outside but a closer look reveals significant changes to increase efficiency and the emission of clean air. This is great news for homeowners.
Open fires release carcinogenic particles into the air. If you upgrade to an Ecodesign and Defra exempt wood stove, you can avoid these harmful particles completely.
Futura
The Stovax Futura 5 woodburning and multifuel stove is an Eco-design Plus-ready, DEFRA exempt for Smoke Control Areas stove. It features a large expansive viewing window and stylish stainless steel air control. This contemporary design is perfect for modern and traditional homes of all kinds. It also comes with a state of the art convector heat system, which includes heat shields to maximize the amount of heat reflected back into the room, as well as a minimal distance to combustibles for optimum efficiency.
The name Futura is a reference to its geometric sans serif designs low contrast and even width strokes. wood burning fireplace was designed by Paul Renner, and first released commercially in 1927. It was a huge success immediately, and soon made its way into newspapers, magazines and books, as well as posters, and even the logos of a variety of large corporations.
Futura as with all fonts, has changed with the evolution of styles of typography. The font's spacing and letter forms have evolved over time, but its overall aesthetic hasn't. The font was also modified to fit with different languages. The addition of the Latin alphabet made this font more versatile. Since then, many type foundries have redrawn and updated the design.
While many contemporary fonts are influenced by Art Deco designs, Futura is truly an example of a design that is a model for the future. Its simple lines and smooth edges make it easy to read and easy on the eyes, and its retro-futuristic style is evident in the way it was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey and also for the memorial plaque left by the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon.
Its ease of use and simplicity lend it to advertising, as well as editorial design. Its use in both of these areas helped propel it to success. In the century since its launch, it has become one of the most well-known fonts ever designed. The popularity of the font inspired other designers to create similar fonts, and it's still among the most used fonts in the world to this day.
The font's geometric shapes and clean lines influenced many artists. Feminist artists like Jenny Holzer and the Guerilla Girls used it in their work as well as Shepard Fairey has also used it in his art works. In the 1960s & 1970s, it became the font of choice in political protest art since it was seen as embodying the concept of modernism and progress.
In the 1980s typographers started using Futura for phototypesetting and digital typesetting. This led to the letterforms of Futura became distorted and disjointed in some instances. It was also typical for typesetting to change the shape of a letter or alter its size. This led to many errors and distortions, which were sometimes difficult or impossible to correct. This was particularly relevant when adding ligatures which required very precise adjustments to the heights of specific characters.
Vogue
Madonna's hit song "Come on vogue, Let your body dance to music" is not just a promotional piece for her smash hit single, but also of the dance form that has become part of pop culture. For many the act of voguing is a sign of self-identity and freedom. Others use it to defy societal norms and empower marginalized communities. Voguing is inextricably linked to subcultures music, fashion, and fashion. It has gotten its inspiration from dance and beauty movements from all over the world.
Vogue, since its first edition of 1892, has been at the forefront of fashion. It has become an authority worldwide in innovative journalistic and image-making, and has also discovered new talents. The magazine's coverage embraces diversity and inclusivity and is an iconic name in the fashion industry. Vogue is now a multiplatform title, which looks at the world from the perspective of fashion.
Conde Nast publishes Vogue, which covers fashion news on the topics of high-end beauty and fashion, as well as lifestyle and culture. The current international editors-in-chief are American Vogue's Anna Wintour, Emmanuelle Alt (French Vogue), Franca Sozzani (Italian Vogue), Alexandra Shulman (British Vogue) and Aliona Doletskaya (Russian Vogue). In addition to Vogue, the company publishes Teen Vogue, a version specifically for teenagers in the United States. South Korea and Australia also publish a Vogue magazine. Vogue Patterns is a line of women's home sewing patterns that is owned by the company.
In 1892, the magazine originally focused on fashion for high society and the ceremonial aspect of life. It then became an aperiodical newspaper and a monthly publication before becoming an annual in 1909. Conde Nast purchased the magazine in 1916, and redesigned it into a fashion bible for women.
The Vogue of Today is aware of where it is in the world, and engages its readers with articles that explore social and political issues that will interest readers. For example, British Vogue included NHS workers on its cover during the pandemic in 2022.
Yale digital humanists are looking at Vogue's rich digital archive with a program similar to Google Ngrams called Bookworm. It compares the use of words like "frock" and "dress" in the magazine over time and under different editors. The results allow researchers track the evolution of cultural norms and ideas through the changing vocabulary.
The following are a few examples of the use of
The Stovax Studio freestanding stoves offer the benefits of wood-burning inset fires, but in a stand-alone style. This stunning range is designed with enticing widescreen flame views that can be complemented by different frames and styling options to create a contemporary living space design. All models are supplied with Stovax's technologically advanced Cleanburn combustion systems, directing three kinds of air into the glass-fronted firebox to deliver superior heating efficiencies, exceptional flame control and outstanding widescreen views of the flames.
The Studio Air 1 freestanding woodburning stove is available hearth mounted or mounted on a Studio Bench and the Studio Air 2 offers a separate air kit that can be used that reduces the distance required to combustibles in Smoke Control Areas. Both models can be combined with a variety of effective heat shields to further reduce clearance requirements, thus allowing possibilities for installation and creating a dramatic style statement.