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Designer wood-burning stove

A designer wood-burning stove is a stand-alone heating appliance with a closed firebox for burning wood, whose form is conceived as much for its aesthetics as for its use. Focus creates stoves and reissues its iconic suspended models in closed versions that meet Ecodesign requirements.

BATHYSCAFOCUS GAS Gas BATHYSCAFOCUS GAS Central model on a base CURVIFOCUS GAS Gas CURVIFOCUS GAS Central stove on a base ERGOFOCUS HOLOGRAPHIK® Holographik ERGOFOCUS HOLOGRAPHIK® Central suspended pivoting model MEIJIFOCUS GAS Gas MEIJIFOCUS GAS Central model on a base EDOFOCUS WOOD RO Wood EDOFOCUS WOOD RO Wall-mounted stove (Rear Outlet) EDOFOCUS WOOD ON BASE Wood EDOFOCUS WOOD ON BASE Wall-mounted stove on a base MAGMAFOCUS GAS Gas MAGMAFOCUS GAS Central model on a base Boafocus gas Gas Boafocus gas Central stove on a base FILIOFOCUS 1600 GAS Gas FILIOFOCUS 1600 GAS Central model on a base ERGOFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Wood ERGOFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Central suspended pivoting stove BATHYSCAFOCUS WOOD Wood BATHYSCAFOCUS WOOD Central suspended pivoting model DOMOFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Wood DOMOFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Central suspended pivoting stove Domofocus bioethanol Bioethanol Domofocus bioethanol Central suspended pivoting model SLIMFOCUS WOOD Wood SLIMFOCUS WOOD Central suspended stove pivoting or fixed stove SLIMFOCUS GAS ON BASE Gas SLIMFOCUS GAS ON BASE Central stove on a base SLIMFOCUS WOOD ON BASE Wood SLIMFOCUS WOOD ON BASE Central stove on a base GYROFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Wood GYROFOCUS WOOD GLAZED Central suspended pivoting stove Ergofocus bioethanol Bioethanol Ergofocus bioethanol Central suspended pivoting model Bathyscafocus Holographik® Holographik Bathyscafocus Holographik® Central suspended pivoting model FILIOFOCUS 2000 gas Gas FILIOFOCUS 2000 gas Central model on a base EMIFOCUS WOOD PORTHOLE Wood EMIFOCUS WOOD PORTHOLE Wall-mounted stove (Rear Outlet) EDOFOCUS DV Wood EDOFOCUS DV Wall-mounted suspended stove (Vertical Outlet) GRAPPUS WOOD Wood GRAPPUS WOOD Central stove on a base Gyrofocus Gaz Gas Gyrofocus Gaz Central suspended pivoting model AGORAFOCUS WOOD Wood AGORAFOCUS WOOD Central suspended stove BATHYSCAFOCUS wood porthole Wood BATHYSCAFOCUS wood porthole Central suspended pivoting stove Filiofocus 1600 bioethanol Bioethanol Filiofocus 1600 bioethanol Central model on a base Gyrofocus bioethanol Bioethanol Gyrofocus bioethanol Central suspended pivoting model EUROFOCUS WOOD Wood EUROFOCUS WOOD Central stove on a base Ergofocus Gas Gas Ergofocus Gas Central suspended pivoting model SLIMFOCUS WALL-MOUNTED Wood SLIMFOCUS WALL-MOUNTED Wall-mounted suspended stove

What is a designer wood-burning stove?

Stove or fireplace: what is the difference?

At the end of the first millennium, two ways of life stood in contrast in Europe: in the west, the open fireplace; in the east, the closed stove – such as the Alsatian tiled stove or the Russian stove – better suited to harsh winters. The stove favours the quality and continuity of heating; the fireplace, the spectacle of the flame.

Focus, a French brand born of the open-fireplace culture, blurs this boundary: all the glass-fronted fireplaces in its heating range are, strictly speaking, stoves, even the glazed Gyrofocus, with its organic design and 1.25 m diameter.

A closed firebox designed for wood heating

A designer wood-burning stove is first and foremost a heating appliance: its closed, glazed combustion chamber sets it apart from the open fireplace, designed for enjoyment rather than efficiency. This enclosure – together with patented technology on Focus models – makes it possible to meet the energy and environmental performance requirements of the European Ecodesign regulation, whatever the design chosen.

Unlike traditional floor-standing models, Focus wood-burning stoves also come in ceiling-suspended or wall-mounted versions, with no loss of heating performance, whatever the installation. Focus has turned this technical constraint into a principle: creating a combustion chamber specific to the design of each of its stoves.

Which designer wood-burning stoves does Focus offer?

Gyrofocus, Domofocus and Ergofocus reissued in glazed Ecodesign versions

The Focus wood-burning stove collection has historically brought together two families of models: the icons, originally open fireplaces and since reissued, and the models designed from the outset for heating.

Three of the brand's icons are thus now available in closed, glazed versions: the spectacular wood-burning Gyrofocus, the generously proportioned Domofocus and the Ergofocus, with its pure, ergonomic form. Each retains its original design; the only visible change is a glass front, which signals their move to stove status. All three are suspended, without touching the floor, and can be swivelled to direct the flame according to how the room is used.

Slimfocus, Grappus and other closed-firebox models

All the other modern wood-burning stoves were designed closed from the outset, with no earlier open version. The Agorafocus, suspended or floor-standing, offers a panoramic view of the flames on all sides; the suspended Bathyscafocus features a circular porthole. The wall-mounted Edofocus and Emifocus fit in with a minimal footprint. The floor-standing wood-burning Grappus and Eurofocus remain the closest to the traditional stove in the way they are installed. The Slimfocus, for its part, comes in all three configurations.

All Focus stoves are made of steel, a material that lends itself to a wide variety of forms and makes the stove a design object in its own right. These stoves are also available in gas versions, among the Focus gas heating models: the energy changes, the design standards remain the same.

How do you choose and install a designer wood-burning stove?

Size and output for each project

The sizing of a contemporary wood-burning stove depends on the volume to be heated and the level of insulation of the home. An undersized stove struggles to heat the room; an oversized one burns more wood than necessary or runs at low output: floor area, ceiling height and the home's insulation therefore guide the choice.

The Slimfocus, for example, with its 33 cm diameter, delivers a nominal output of 4.5 kW with 82% efficiency. The reissued Gyrofocus and Domofocus, in their glazed Ecodesign versions, achieve an excellent 81% efficiency with an organic design. In an airtight, low-energy house, a model with a sealed combustion chamber (room-sealed), such as the Slimfocus, is required so as not to upset the balance of the mechanical ventilation system.

An authorised dealer advises on a case-by-case basis, following a precise survey of the home.

Flue and installation with a Focus-authorised dealer

Installing a suspended stove differs from installing a floor-standing model: the ceiling structure must bear the weight of the stove and its flue, a point to check before any project. For a wall-mounted wood-burning stove, the flue exits at the rear through the wall, or vertically, depending on the model.

In all cases, a flue is required, sized to ensure sufficient draught and avoid the risk of condensation, with clearance distances from combustible materials to be observed. A preliminary assessment with a Focus-authorised dealer confirms the feasibility of the project – ceiling, wall, floor and flue included – before any order is placed.