Concept for Bisque radiators competition, the radical radiators of the future.

 

and..here comes the SAM

“”A samovar is a water heating container, mostly made of brass, with a pipe and built-in brazier inside.”-such a definition we could find in Explanatory Dictionary of the Live Great Russian Language by V. Dal.
For Russian existence and for the entire lifestyle samovar meant more than just a water heater. For Russian people it was a peculiar symbol of hearth and home, coziness and friendly communication. During the 19th and 20th centuries samovar turned into a symbol of Russian way of life, a central object of tea ceremony, which in the 19th century was considered as a part of the national cultural tradition.

The technology:
The pipe construction allows an effective use of heat-producing value of a charcoal, distributing it homogeneously.
Double body with a thermal insulation is safe in use. The low temperature on the upper shell allows the use of non conventional materials for refinishing of a body, such as wood or leather.
A complicated form of a internal reservoir gives a unique method of water preparation, which is typical for samovars. Because of a natural convection, the liquid intensively circulates, mixes up and homogeneously and gradually warms up. The efficiency of a samovar is no less than 70%.
The high volume and the construction allow preserving the water warm for a long time and providing a possibility for a leisured conversation without a necessity to add water to the samovar.
The traditional samovars aren’t for everybody. Sam is beyond fashion. It is a bright, memorable object in which such elements as bio design and hi-tech are combined in harmony. Being so extraordinary, it executes samovar’s function properly.

via MWD