Spotted on ArchiExpo: a Corten steel barbecue that's part weeknight stove, part art object.
Above: The K60 Garden Fire & Barbecue from TOLE (The Outdoor Living Experience) was designed by iol Strategic Design, a Belgian firm typically working in specialty fields like education and health care. The team wanted to create a locally made consumer product.
Above: The barbecue is made in Belgium of naval-grade Corten steel on the outside and stainless steel (for easy cleaning and heat resistance) on the inside. The Corten will quickly oxidize outdoors, allowing it to safely stay outside all year long.
Above: The barbecue has five cooking accessories for five different cooking methods: a grill (shown here), smoker, wok, teppanyaki (a Japanese style of flat iron grill, similar to a Spanish plancha), and raclette (a grilling device used to melt cheese; in this case, on a wooden board). The barbecue was meant to be a weeknight workhorse—fire is intended to build quickly and last for a long time.
Above: The K60 has its own firewood storage compartment at the bottom, but iol Strategic Design managing director François Royen designed a separate log storage unit of equal height.
Above: The Garden Fire & Barbecue is available in Belgium for €1,900 (about $2,130) and the log storage unit for €1,300 (about $1,460). We'll keep tabs on expanding global availability.
For more on the subject, see:
- World's Best Barbecue Grills.
- The Secret to the Best Fourth of July Barbecue.
- Garden Visit: An Italian Terrace.
- Beyond the Barbecue: 15 Modern Outdoor Kitchen.
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