Monday, October 19, 2009

Electrolux Brings Us One Step Closer To a Fireplace In a Can [Design]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/nZCVNHd1D4E/electrolux-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-a-fireplace-in-a-can

We like to put everything else in a can, so why not fire? That must be what designer Camillo Vanacore was thinking when he dreamed up this portable, capsule fireplace.

The concept involves some sort of magical ceramic from outer space that starts out opaque, but becomes transparent when exposed to the heat of a flame. The fireplace also seems like it would be small enough to fit in one hand. I wouldn't expect to go to the grocery store anytime soon to pick up a six-pack of fire—but it is an interesting design at least. [Six Different Ways via Apartment Therapy via DVICE]