Contemporary Wood Burners
Wood stoves may appear the same on the outside, but closer inspection reveals some significant improvements to increase efficiency and clean air emissions. This is a good thing for homeowners.
Open fires emit carcinogenic particles into the air. By upgrading to an Ecodesign and Defra exempt wood stove you can eliminate these harmful particles altogether.
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 elegant stainless steel air controls. This contemporary design is perfect for traditional and modern homes of all kinds. It also comes with a state of the art convector heating system that incorporates heat shields that maximize the amount of heat reflected back into the room as well as a low distance to combustibles for optimum efficiency.
The name "Futura" refers to its geometric sans-serif designs and low-contrast, even width strokes. The font was designed by Paul Renner, and first released commercially in 1927. It was an immediate success and soon found its way into newspapers, magazines and books, and also on posters and logos of many major corporations.
Futura like every font, has evolved with the changing typographic styles. The font's spacing and letter forms have changed over time, however its overall design has not. The font has also been modified to work with a variety of languages. The addition of a Latin alphabet made it more flexible. Since then, many type foundries have updated and redrawn the style.
Futura is a font that was inspired by the Art Deco style. Its simple lines and sharp edges make it easy to read and easy on the eyes, and its retro-futuristic look is evident in the way it was used for 2001: A Space Odyssey and for the 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 these two fields contributed to its popularity. It has been one of the most popular fonts in the past 100 years since its launch. Its popularity inspired other designers to develop fonts similar to it, and in the present it remains one of the world's most used fonts.
The font's geometric forms and clean lines inspired many artists. Shepard Fairey and Jenny Holzer both feminist artists have used it in their work. In the 1960s & 1970s, it was the most popular font for political protest art because it was believed to embody the idea of modernism and progress.
In the 1980s, typographers started to use Futura to do digital typesetting and phototypesetting. Due to this, the letterforms of Futura became disjointed and distorted in some instances. Typography was often able to alter the size or shape of letters. This caused many mistakes and distortions that were often difficult or impossible to correct. This was particularly true when adding ligatures, which required precise adjustments to the heights of specific characters.
Vogue
When Madonna sings, "Come on, vogue Let your body move to the beat" she is not just promoting her smash single but also a type of dance that has become part of pop culture. Voguing is a method of expression for many people. For others, it is a way of defying societal norms and empowering marginalized communities. Voguing is deeply entwined with subcultures as well as fashion and music. It has been influenced from dance and beauty movements around the globe.
Vogue, since its first issue in 1892, has been at forefront of fashion. It has become an international authority in cutting-edge image-making and journalism and discovering new talents. The magazine has always embraced diversity and inclusiveness in its coverage and is an iconic name 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 fashion and beauty, 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). The company also publishes Teen Vogue in the United States and a version targeted at teenagers. South Korea and Australia both publish Vogue magazines. The company also owns Vogue Patterns, a line of sewing patterns designed for home use by women.
In 1892, the magazine was initially a focus on high society fashion and the ceremonial side of life. It was later transformed into an aperiodical newspaper and it was a monthly publication until it became 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 its role in the world and keeps its readers engaged with articles that explore the political climate and social issues that are relevant to readers. For example, British Vogue included NHS workers on its cover during the pandemic of 2022.
Yale digital humanists are studying Vogue's rich electronic archive with a program similar to Google Ngrams called Bookworm. It analyzes words such as "frock" or "dress" used in the magazine over time and by different editors. The results let researchers follow the shifts in the cultural norms and concepts by studying the evolution of vocabulary.
freestanding wood burning stove are freestanding models that offer the performance of inset wood burning stoves however in a stand-alone style. This stunning range is designed with enticing widescreen flame images that can be complemented with various frames and styling options to create a modern living space statement. All models feature Stovax's highly-technologically advanced Cleanburn combustion system, which aims three kinds of air into the glass fronted fireplace. This allows for superior efficiency in heating, outstanding flame control, and widescreen views of flames.
Studio Air 1 is available as a hearth-mounted woodburning stove that can be installed on a Studio Bench. Studio Air 2 comes with an air kit externally that reduces the distance to combustibles in Smoke Control Areas. Both models can be used with a variety of heat shields that are highly efficient in reducing clearance requirements and make a dramatic style statement.