Stove Tiles Designed To Heat The Room Around Them

But it’s not just about style. The new look breeds new efficiency. Old-world construction is like stew--the thicker, the better. Raw wood planks and rough stone bricks convey comfort in their permanence. So rather than feeling like you’re surrounded by something old and decrepit, you feel like you’re surrounded by something that’s only grown more grizzled over time. German stove tiles are the epitome of this idea. Built thick to absorb and release a stove’s heat, they’re painted and glazed with a fatty, rustic sheen. But Daniel Becker wondered, could you modernize the design while making it more efficient? His solution was a new style of German stove tile--the "Berlin"--textured to increase surface area (and thereby increase ambient heat transfer) while speaking in an entirely new visual language.Read Full Story