Object details
| Designer / Studio | Glor Design GmbH |
| Brand | Glor Design GmbH, Germany |
| Materials | Stainless steel, glass, Larvikite stone, sand |
| Award | EPDA 2026 Top Design, Conceptual / Home Product Design |
| Explore the design | glor-design.com |
A fireplace is often defined by everything around the fire: the surround, the mantel, the chimney breast. Remove those and the question becomes what a flame actually needs to be framed.
Glor Design’s LA\VIK answers with very little. A stainless steel frame holds a glass enclosure, precise and slim, around the fire. It received a Top Design distinction in the conceptual home product category at the 2026 European Product Design Award.
The interest lies inside the glass. The flame sits among pieces of Larvikite and a bed of sand. The stone carries a bluish sheen and shifts between grey, blue and black, so the fire is reflected and broken up by the material around it.
That pairing is the design’s real subject. The steel frame is exact and industrial; the stone is irregular and geological. Each makes the other easier to see.
Glor Design works in a Nordic tradition of fire and scent, and its fireplaces are smoke-free and need no chimney. That freedom explains the object’s compactness. Without a flue to connect to, the fireplace can be considered almost as a piece of furniture, placed where its light is wanted.
LA\VIK keeps its vocabulary small, and the restraint lets the fire and the stone do the talking.
View LA\VIK on the European Product Design Award winner’s page →
Image: Glor Design Gmbh.
