This tiny bonfire combines an aroma diffuser and pocket stove to bring the outdoor experience indoor

Essential oils are quite trendy these days, and a good number of them try to recreate man-made scents like processed flowers, soft linen, or even coffee. Diffusers come in a variety of designs and gimmicks, with some using flames while others generate gentle winds on their own. Sometimes, however, your nose or your mind might be craving a specific kind of scent, perhaps from a loved childhood memory of camping outdoors or a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a mountain in Japan. Whatever the reason might be, getting your hands on an authentic mountain smell isn’t that easy. At least not without this cute mini bonfire that comes with cute mini firewood that not only lets you smell the woods but also even lets you cook like with a real campfire, all without leaving the safety and convenience of your home.

Designer: Shinchi Ringyo

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Aroma is always a touchy subject, and some people are more sensitive to certain scents than others. What might be calming for some might be irritating for others, while some might even have allergic reactions to certain oils. That said, some scents are also difficult to capture, especially using mass-produced chemicals and especially when the scent actually involves what is basically a mixture of smells coming from a variety of sources. The smell of a mountain forest, for example, can be a combination of the different trees that grow there, like how this aroma diffuser combines different trees to recreate the unique scent of Mount Hakusan in Japan.

Aroma de Camp is a rather creative take on the essential oil diffuser situation by designing the experience around a very specific theme, that of enjoying a bonfire or campfire. The “diffuser,” for example, is a miniature bonfire made of rust-resistant stainless steel. Its minimalist design and small size already make it a head-turner, especially when you add the miniature firewood that’s bundled together with a knot, just like real, normal firewood. With looks alone, it’s enough to charm any fan of the wide outdoors, but this miniature bonfire isn’t just for viewing.

Pour a bit of oil on top of the wood, and you have a natural aroma diffuser that’s sure to remind you of the mountains where all these items come from. The essential oil is made from three tree species that grow on Mt. Hakusan, and the hardwood is taken from branches that would normally just be thrown away. Together, the oil and natural wood allow the aroma of a lush forest to spread gently throughout the room, relying on Mother Nature rather than electronics to carry the scent naturally.

The camping experience, however, won’t be complete without a bit of outdoor cooking. Replace the metal fittings on both sides with the bundled metal trivets, and you’ve got a pocket stove that can really cook food when used with solid fuel. This lets you really relive those memorable outdoor experiences indoors or have an emergency stove when a conventional one is unavailable. Whether you’re trying to have a unique cooking experience indoors or simply want to imagine yourself in the middle of a mountain sanctuary, this woody diffuser will deliver a gentle forest aroma in a delightfully charming way.

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Real Cracked Log Lamps: For That Campfire Feeling Indoors

There’s nothing quite like telling stories around a campfire. But what if you’re inside? And what if you don’t have a fireplace like me? Enter Tasmanian artist Duncan Meerding’s beautifully crafted Cracked Log Lamps, salvaged pieces of wood that he’s outfitted with a lightbulb socket inside so they glow warmly through the cracks. Quick, you turn the log on, I’ll run out and get the ingredients to make s’mores!

Duncan is legally blind with only 5% of his sight remaining, so he works in the medium of light and shadow because they’re still elements he can perceive and harness with his limited visibility. Work with what you’ve got – my dad always used to tell me that, but I never knew what it meant until now. A much more profound message than I gave it credit for at the time.

The logs are available with a natural or charred finish and cost around $270 apiece, meaning I’ll probably try making my own for cheaper and failing miserably before deciding to buy one professionally crafted by Duncan. I only hope I don’t accidentally burn the house down during my little learning experience.

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Upgrade your backyard barbecues with this personal fireplace table!

Designed around aspects of togetherness, community, and just coexisting with each other and with nature in harmony, the Bigfoot Fire Table is sort of a symbol of everything we’ve needed since this pandemic hit. A combination of a dinner table and a campfire, two icons of togetherness and communion, the Bigfoot brings the outdoor campfire experience to your backyard, allowing you, your family, and friends to gather together for joy, warmth, campfire music, and perhaps a few toasted marshmallows!

The Bigfoot Table comes handcrafted out of Western Red Cedar wood with a built-in lightweight stainless steel endoskeleton to provide it with its strength. Right in the center of the table lies an opening that reveals a rectangular fireplace built right into the tabletop. The fireplace is supplied with fuel using a propane canister that can be placed in the hollow-space below, and comes with a metal outer-casing to protect the wood from getting burnt. Scattered within the fireplace pit are faux-stones that help create a truly remarkable burning surface that’s perfect for roasting smores on, and the fire can be ignited electrically with a simple push of a button and even regulated with the turn of a knob. The fireplace cover is even designed to be reversed, with a game of Mancala integrated into its flip-side – with the ability to use the firestones as game pieces!

The table’s outdoor-ready design is perfect for all sorts of gatherings and get-togethers. The fireplace comes with a wooden cover that transforms the table into a regular one, allowing you to have garden-dinners and lay out massive spreads. If you do happen to have more guests over than your table can accommodate, extenders on either side help the table expand length-wise to add a few more people in. In fact, the brackets at the four corners of the table that hold the extensions have bottle-openers custom-built right into them, so you can always crack open a cold beer on the side of the table whenever you need!

Built explicitly for the outdoors, the Bigfoot comes absolutely ready for the elements. The table’s cedarwood is manually charred using the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban process to help preserve it better, making it resistant to fire, pests, molds, mildew, and inclement weather. The charring is a long-drawn process, but it helps increase the table’s lifespan by 80-100 years. For windy days, the fireplace in the center of the table comes with a collapsible windscreen to make sure the fire’s always burning, the drinks are always flowing, and the best times with the best people are always cherished for decades to come!

Designer: Mike Verharen

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Bigfoot Fire Table

The Bigfoot Fire Table is an outdoor coffee table that with a click transforms into a warm campfire. It is hand made in the Pacific Northwest using tight knot Western Red Cedar built on a strong and lightweight stainless steel endoskeleton.

The Bigfoot Fire Table has modern lines and minimalistic styling that goes with any decor. The stainless steel burner is powered by your onboard 20 gallon BBQ propane tank or natural gas.

Shou Sugi Ban

Shou Sugi Ban or Yakisugi is an ancient Japanese method of preserving wood by charring it to make it more fire, pest, and weather resistant. It’s labor intensive but well worth it. It is said to last 80-100 years and longer still if refinished with oil every 10-15 years.

Take a Look Under the Wood

The new Bigfoot Fire Table has all custom-made stainless steel interior structural components and a modern push button piezoelectric ignition system with variable flame intensity and thermocouple shut off. It is built to follow the ANSI standards of an outdoor gas appliance so it will be welcome anywhere a patio heater is.

River of Fire

All cast stones with a specialized refractory cement

It would be great to use real river rock – however, natural rock can explode in high heat due to internal pockets of moisture. Each of the stones used in the Bigfoot are hand picked from a beach on an island in the Northwest, molded and cast with a specialized refractory cement. The fire pans are made with stainless steel and treated to mimic an oil-rubbed bronze that looks great with the Shou Sugi Ban and hides the flame staining that plagues most stainless fire pits.

The Plank

This simple piece of real cedar has three important jobs for Bigfoot Fire Table:

Burner Cover: When not using the fire, it’s a place for food, drinks, flowers, books, computers, cards – you get the idea.

Game Board: Flip the plank over to play Mancala. The river rock stones make great playing pieces.

Table Extender: Arms slide out of the table to extend either or both ends. With embedded magnets, the cedar plank cover/game board does triple duty as a table top extender. The expandable top can accommodate larger groups and keeps food and drinks away from the heat. With two planks in use, the table can expand to nearly 5 feet – plenty of room for everyone! Only one plank included per table.

Windscreen

Each Bigfoot Fire Table comes with a stainless steel custom collapsable windscreen which is a must in breezy environments. Mt Rainer and the Olympic mountains frame the river of fire with a Bigfoot view into the heart of the Volcano.

Slide Out Tank Tray

The unique stainless steel tank tray slides out and down to make swapping out the propane tank a breeze. The cedar access door is disguised as a solid panel and detaches with a click using embedded magnets. The natural gas version does not include the tank tray. Also, there are four built-in bottle openers!

One Size That Fits All

The Bigfoot Fire table takes up very little space with dimensions of 42 inches by 25 inches and is 23 inches high. Its compact size means it’s great for urban decks, outdoor great rooms and anywhere else people want to gather outside. Scatter a few Bigfoot around the property for your wedding or outdoor restaurant.

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A Campfire for City Folk!

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An ode to campfires, BaseCamp is a clever twist on everyone’s favorite camping pastime! Urban dwellers/adventure lovers can bring a hint of the outdoors to the city with three independent “torches” and enjoy a campfire-like glow from the comfort of home. Build a blanket fort, pitch an indoor tent or simply throw it on your desk top… use your imagination! Now, if it could only make smores!

Designer: Justin Chang

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Urban Campfire

We’re all familiar with campfires, but here’s a clever twist on everyone’s favorite camping pastime. Introducing the LampFire! Composed of 3 independent “torches,” it was designed as a way for urban dwellers or beach lovers to enjoy a campfire-like glow from the comfort of the city. Separated, they can be used as flashlights until you reach your destination and combine them to create your LampFire! Now, if only it could roast marshmallows…

Designer: Tom Bendkovski

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