Home is where the Hearth is
From the dawn of civilisation, fire has been our steadfast guardian and the heart of the home. Its essential importance to hunter-gatherer c ...
Stories by the fire
The Art of Fire: Yves Klein
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 ...
Fireside Companions: Historical Fire Screens
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 ...
Louise’s Guide to Paris
Eldvarm is headquartered in Paris since a few years back. Our founder Louise is often asked for her top recommendations for restaurants, bar ...
How the Fire Made Us Human
Stories are integral to our humanity, connecting us in ways that transcend time and culture. Originating around the fire, storytelling emerg ...
Fireside Companions: Andirons
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 ...
Painting with Fire: Encounter with Steven Spazuk
Meet Canadian artist Steven Spazuk, whose exquisite, minutely detailed works rely on the little-known technique of fumage – or painting ...
Fire Festivals: Up Helly Aa
Discover Up Helly Aa, Shetland’s Viking-inspired winter festival, featuring torch-lit processions and a grand galley burning in Lerwic ...
Stories by the Fire: An Evening with Hygge Life
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 ...
A Brief History of Fireplace TV
Videos of roaring fireplaces have gone viral in the past decade, but the peculiar phenomenon of fake fire television dates back far longer.& ...
Seven Searing Books About Fire
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 ...
How Stories Were Born Around the Fire
Fire sparked our love of stories, and even helped to forge human culture. In an age of electricity, it’s more important than ever to guard t ...