Avant-garde tends not to be so for very long. What is new today is often old hat remarkably soon. A few stove manufacturers have tried to move the concept of a stove away from 'a fire in a box' and towards a 'heating appliance'.

Invicta	French manufacturer of remarkable modern styled freestanding stoves some with Flamme Vert 5 star approval, much cheaper if purchased in France. Pictured is the Ilot burner. www.invicta.fr
Iziko Lokubasela	South African made ceramic stove supplied in the UK by Grenadier (the electric firelighter people). www.grenadier.co.uk
Xeoos	German makers of the spectacular Xeoos freestanding twin combustion chamber burner Xeoos. Efficiencies claimed to be in the 90s. However they are not cheap. www.xeoos.de
CHP (combined heat and power) stoves