In May of 2009, I traveled back to the island of Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago, where I spent much time as a young boy. The island, its people and its culture continually inspire me… the degree to which they are immersed in and work together with their natural environment, their exuberantly-expressed spirituality and their tacit commitment to craft as a way of life. During my time there, I built this wood-fired cookstove in which I combined the local architectural elements of the wood-fired cook stove in traditional (black!) kitchens with what I have learned about sealing the smoke into a pathway and combustion efficiency.
More photos and description of the research and construction process for this stove….