Stories by the fire

20 November 2024

Have you ever pondered why staring into the flame of a flickering fireplace brings such profound relaxation? Recent studies reveal this resp ...

29 August 2024

From the dawn of civilisation, fire has been our steadfast guardian and the heart of the home. Its essential importance to hunter-gatherer c ...

14 August 2024

As much as a certain shade of blue, fire was aesthetic perfection for the artist Yves Klein. In 1961, a year before his death, he travelled ...

8 August 2024

When homes were heated by burning logs, the fire screen was commonly placed in front of the fireplace to shield a room’s occupants from the ...

26 July 2024

Eldvarm is headquartered in Paris since a few years back. Our founder Louise is often asked for her top recommendations for restaurants, bar ...

18 July 2024

Stories are integral to our humanity, connecting us in ways that transcend time and culture. Originating around the fire, storytelling emerg ...

13 May 2024

The andiron or ‘fire dog’ is a key feature of the fireplace that has existed since Ancient Greece Fires can be lit on the floor of a firepla ...

8 May 2024

Meet Canadian artist Steven Spazuk, whose exquisite, minutely detailed works rely on the little-known technique of fumage – or painting ...

20 September 2023

Discover Up Helly Aa, Shetland’s Viking-inspired winter festival, featuring torch-lit processions and a grand galley burning in Lerwic ...

4 April 2023

In March our founder Louise Varre hosted a Stories by the Fire dinner alongside our good friends at Hygge Life. The event took place in ...

23 January 2022

Videos of roaring fireplaces have gone viral in the past decade, but the peculiar phenomenon of fake fire television dates back far longer.& ...

19 October 2021

Few things are more comforting than curling up by a fire with a good book – and in a sense, all books make naturally good fireside tale ...

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