WINTER? BRING IT ON

Oh my, I found these beauties over at one of my favourite sustainable design sites, Treehugger. They are wood pellet stoves with a difference. The flame is right at the front so it provides the same pleasurable effect as a fireplace. The design however is miles from your average 'cottagey' type stove that seems to take up the majority of the market. Simple, clean lines that will work well in contemporary homes and it can be remotely controlled with a GSM phone. They are produced by an Italian company called MCZ. I’d never leave the house again.