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jeremy murier & daniel martinez tiñena: the volcanic casing


'the volcanic casing'  by jeremy murier and daniel martinez of nuclistudio


'the volcanic casing', by parisian designers jeremy murier and daniel martinez of nuclistudio, is a durable, fully recyclable,
cord-free heating system. the object can transport and maintain heat from a fire without being aflame. the user should
remove the oak sheath, place the lava wand in a fire and leave in the flame for the time indication engraving,
replace the oak cover and use. the sustainable piece is a streamlined design consisting of two materials in a fairly raw form--
lava stone and oak. the volcanic rock in the work has the capacity to store heat while the wood is a durable
and abundant resource to encase the warm stone inside. the production of the piece is not only financially feasible,
but environmentally kind in both the assembly and use of 'the volcanic casing'.
the piece is one of the twelve selected finalists in the international competition prix émile hermès 2011.



heating of the lava stone in the embers



detail of the engraving for time of heat submersion


enclose the warm lava stone in the oak case in order to enjoy the heat



detailed view




process of use of 'the volcanic casing'


designboom has received this project from our 'DIY submissions' feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication.

jeremy&daniel
10.24.11  
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i love it
nachofabio   10.24.11
Cool.
I'm thinking the venting could be expanded as the specific heat capacity of Oak is relatively high and will cause the wood to absorb much of the residual heat given off by the lava rock. Alternatively, (with an increase in production energy and cost) a marble sheath would give off roughly 3 times the amount of heat, while quelling the consumer's lingering feeling (albeit low possibility) of the wood igniting from contact with the lava rock.
These are just hypotheses, and not meant to detract from the idea.
Good luck.
Rob   10.24.11
cool idea. who is this for though? who builds fires that would also be in the market to buy a designer heater to put in bed with them?
LML   10.24.11
What about smell, how does it disappear?
Mick   10.24.11
Beautiful as an object but that's all.
Iina   10.24.11

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