Contemporary Wood Burners
Wood stoves may appear identical from the outside but a closer examination uncovers important modifications that boost efficiency and clean-air emissions. This is great news for homeowners.
Open fires release carcinogenic particles into the air. By upgrading to an Ecodesign and Defra exempt wood stove you can stay clear of 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. The stove has large viewing windows and elegant stainless steel air control. This contemporary design is perfect for modern and traditional homes of all kinds. It also features a state-of-the-art convector heat system, which includes heat shields that maximize the amount of heat that is directed back into the room, and a short distance to combustibles, ensuring maximum efficiency.
The name "Futura" refers to its geometric sans-serif forms and low-contrast, even width strokes. The font was created by Paul Renner, and first released commercially in 1927. It was a huge success immediately, and soon found its way into magazines, newspapers, books, posters, and even the logos of a variety of large corporations.
Futura, like all fonts, has evolved with the changing typographic styles. The font's spacing and letter shapes have evolved over time, but its overall style has not. The font has also been modified to work with a variety of languages. The addition of the Latin alphabet made this font more versatile. Since then, many type foundries have revised and updated the design.
Futura is a font that was inspired by the Art Deco style. Its simple lines and clean edges make it easy to read and easy to see. its retro-futuristic appearance is reflected in the fact that it was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey and also for the memorial plaque left by the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon.
Its legibility and simplicity lent itself to advertising, as well as editorial design. Its use in these two fields has contributed to its success. It has become one the most well-known fonts over the past 100 years since its introduction. Its popularity prompted other designers to create similar fonts, and it's still among the most widely used around the globe in the present.
The font's geometric shapes and clean lines have inspired a new generation of artists. Feminist artists like Jenny Holzer and the Guerilla Girls embraced it in their work and Shepard Fairey has also used it in his artwork. In the 1960s & 1970s, it became the preferred font in political protest art as it was seen as embodying the idea of modernism and progress.
In the 1980s typographers started using Futura for phototypesetting and digital typesetting. Futura's letterforms were distorting in some instances. It was also commonplace for typesetting to change the shape of a letter or to alter its size. This led to many errors and distortions that were often difficult or impossible to fix. This was particularly the case when ligatures were added because they required a precise adjustment to the height of certain characters.
Vogue
Madonna's song "Come on vogue, let your body move to music" isn't only a marketing campaign for her hit single, but also the dance form that has become part of pop culture. For many the act of voguing is a sign of self-identity and freedom. Some use it to challenge social norms and empower communities that are marginalized. Voguing is deeply entwined with subcultures, fashion, and music. It has been influenced by beauty and dance movements from all over the world.
Vogue, since its first issue in 1892, has been at the forefront of fashion. It has become a global authority in groundbreaking journalistic and image-making, and has also discovered new talents. Wood Burning Stoves has always embraced diversity and inclusion in its coverage and remains an iconic brand in the fashion industry. Today, Vogue has expanded to become a multiplatform magazine that examines the world through the lens of fashion.
Conde Nast publishes Vogue, which covers style news and stories on haute couture beauty and fashion, as well as culture and living. Anna Wintour is the current editor-in-chief of American Vogue. Other international editors include Emmanuelle Alt, Franca Sozzani, Alexandra Shulman and Aliona Dóletskaya. The company also publishes Teen Vogue in the United States which is a magazine aimed at teenagers. South Korea and Australia both publish Vogue magazines. The company also owns Vogue Patterns, a line of home sewing patterns for women.
Founded in 1892 the magazine initially focused on high society and the ceremonial life. It was first published as a weekly publication before becoming a month-to-month magazine and then an annual publication in 1909. Conde Nast bought the magazine in 1916 and transformed it into an influential fashion bible for women.
The Vogue of today is aware of its role in the world and keeps its audience active with articles that examine the current political climate and social issues that are relevant to the reader. For example, British Vogue included NHS workers on its cover during the pandemic of 2022.
Yale digital humanists are analyzing Vogue's extensive digital archive with a program similar to Google Ngrams called Bookworm. It compares words like "frock" or "dress" used in the magazine over time and by different editors. The results allow researchers to examine the ways cultural norms and ideas have shifted through the changing use of vocabulary.
Studio
The Stovax Studio freestanding stoves offer the benefits of wood-burning inset fires in a separate design. This stunning range features widescreen flames that can be combined with a range of frames and styling options for an elegant living room design. All models are equipped with Stovax's technologically advanced Cleanburn combustion system, which aims three types of air towards the fireplace with a glass front. This allows for superior heating efficiency, superior flame control, and large-screen views of flames.
The Studio Air 1 freestanding woodburning stove can be mounted to the hearth or installed on a Studio Bench, and the Studio Air 2 offers a separate air kit that can be used to reduce minimum distances to combustibles that can be used in Smoke Control Areas. Both models can be combined with a variety of heat shields that are highly efficient to decrease clearance requirements and make an impressive style statement.