Contemporary Wood Burners
Wood stoves may look similar from the outside, but a closer inspection uncovers important modifications that boost efficiency and reduce emissions to the air. This is a great news for homeowners.
Open fires release carcinogenic particles into the air. By switching to an Ecodesign and Defra exempt wood stove, you can stay clear of these harmful particles altogether.
Futura
The Stovax Futura 5 multifuel and wood burning stove is DEFRA exempt from Smoke Control Areas, Eco-design Plus ready. The stove comes with large windows for viewing and a stylish stainless steel air control. This modern design is perfect for both traditional and modern homes. It also features a state-of-the-art convector heat system with integrated heat shields that maximize the amount of heat directed back into the room, and a short distance to combustibles, ensuring maximum efficiency.
The name "Futura" refers to its geometric sans-serif designs and low-contrast strokes, even widths. The font was designed by Paul Renner, and first commercially released in 1927. It was a huge success immediately and soon made its way into magazines, newspapers and books, as well as posters, and even the logos of a variety of major corporations.
Like all fonts, Futura has evolved over the years as styles of typography have changed. The spacing and letter shapes have changed over time however its overall design hasn't. The font was also modified to accommodate different languages. The addition of the Latin alphabet made this font more versatile. Since then, numerous type foundries have revised and improved the style.
Futura is an edgy font that has been inspired by the Art Deco style. Futura's clean lines and simple lines make it easy to read. The retro-futuristic style is evident by its appearance in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the plaque left on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts.
Its simplicity and legibility lend itself to advertising, as well as editorial design. Its use in both these areas helped make it a success. In the century since its introduction it has become one of the most well-known fonts ever created. The popularity of the font inspired other designers to create similar fonts, and it's one of the most widely used around the globe today.
The font's clean lines and geometric forms have inspired a new generation of artists. cast iron wood burner 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 was the font of choice in political protest art since it was seen as embodying the idea of progress and modernism.
In the 1980s, typographers started to use Futura to set type in digital format and for phototypesetting. Futura's letterforms were distorted in some cases. It was also commonplace for typesetting to change the shape of a letter, or alter its size. This resulted in a variety of errors and distortions that were often difficult or impossible to fix. This was especially true when ligatures were used because they required a precise adjustment to the height of particular characters.
Vogue
Madonna's song "Come on vogue, Let your body dance to music" isn't just a promotional piece for her hit single, but also the dance form that has become part of pop culture. Voguing is a form of expression for many people. Others use it to challenge social norms and empower communities that are marginalized. Voguing is inextricably linked to fashion, music and subcultures. It is influenced by styles of dance and beauty movements from all over the globe.
Vogue since its first edition in 1892, has always been at the forefront of fashion. It has grown into an international authority in cutting-edge image-making and journalism and discovering new talents. The magazine's coverage embraces diversity and inclusiveness and has become an iconic brand in the fashion industry. Vogue is now a multi-platform publication that looks at the world from the perspective of fashion.
Vogue is published by Conde Nast and covers style news in the fields of high-end fashion, beauty and culture, as well as the daily life. The editors-in-chief for the international edition 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 also publish an edition of Vogue magazine. Vogue Patterns is a line of patterns for sewing at home for women that are owned by the company.
Founded in 1892 the magazine initially focused on high society and the ceremonial life. It first began as a weekly paper and then became a monthly publication and finally an annual in the year 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 where it is in the world, and is able to engage its readers with articles that explore social and political issues that interest the reader. British Vogue for instance has featured NHS workers on the cover during the pandemic of 2022.
Yale digital humanists are analyzing Vogue's rich electronic archive using a similar program to Google Ngrams called Bookworm. It analyzes words such as "frock" or "dress" used in the magazine throughout time and by various editors. The results allow researchers to track the ways in which cultural norms and ideas have changed with the changing use of vocabulary.
Studio
The Stovax Studio freestanding stoves offer the benefits of wood-burning inset fires in a standalone style. 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 kinds of air into the fireplace with a glass front. This allows for greater heating efficiency, superior flame control, and widescreen views of flames.
Studio Air 1 is available as a hearth-mounted woodburning fireplace or can be installed on a Studio Bench. Studio Air 2 comes with an air kit for external use that reduces the distance between combustibles within Smoke Control Areas. Both models can be combined with various heat shields that are effective to reduce clearance requirements and create an impressive style statement.