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The Vauni Story
”Why isn’t there a fireplace that is But that wasn’t enough for us. Safety is, of
beautiful to look at, flueless, eco- course, everything when you are designing
friendly and simple to install and with fire – your own safety and that of the
use?” Sören Sjölander (professor planet. Only the safest solutions on the
market are incorporated into our designs.
emeritus of innovation engineering Vauni’s burners actually absorb the fuel and
at Chalmers University of keep it in place. Bioethanol is slow to burn
Technology) asked himself when off because only the fuel vapours burn,
moving from a house to an meaning Vauni’s products are ideal for use in
apartment and discovering that he the home and on yachts and houseboats, for
couldn’t install a traditional wood- example.
burning fireplace. Our bioethanol fireplaces provide heat in a
modern, eco-friendly way. The combustion
If what you want doesn’t already exist, then process is completely clean and only small
you just have to invent it. The first Vauni amounts of carbon dioxide and water vapour
prototype was developed with designer are produced – just like in the air we exhale.
Markus Grip in connection with his degree
project at the Academy of Design and Crafts
at University of Gothenburg. This combined
the best of both worlds: cutting-edge
aesthetics and technical innovation.
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