Questions, answered.

Yes, when used as described. The LA\VIK was tested by an independent laboratory to EN 16647, the European safety standard for bioethanol fireplaces: stability, fuel containment, surface temperatures and extinguishing. As with any open flame: a room of 12 m² or more, air it regularly, never leave the flame unattended.

A normally ventilated room of 12 m² or more is enough; you do not need a permanently open window. During longer use air the room briefly now and then, and thoroughly after the fire is out. Keep the fireplace out of draughts.

A gentle, radiant warmth — think of the glow of around 30 candles burning at once (about 20 for the Studio). It will take the chill off a corner and warm the space immediately around it, but LA\VIK is designed for atmosphere, not as a replacement for your heating.

One fill of the burner lasts around three hours in the LA\VIK and around two and a half in the LA\VIK Studio. A 6 litre bottle of glør Classic gives you just under 20 evenings with the LA\VIK or around 28 with the Studio. At €3.98 per litre, an evening by the fire costs you roughly €1.20 or €0.80.

It is built with them in mind: a heavy, low-set steel-and-Larvikite base that is hard to knock over, a burner that keeps around 70% of the fuel bound so it is protected from spilling if it is bumped, and a base that stays cool to the touch. The glass gets hot while it burns. It is genuine fire, so, exactly as with candles, keep little hands and curious paws at a sensible distance and never leave any open flame completely unattended. The included snuffer lets you light and extinguish it from a comfortable distance.

We sell our own glør Classic Bioethanol, also as a Refill Set. LA\VIK also runs on any quality standard bioethanol, so you are never locked in. We simply recommend a high-purity fuel — cheap, watery ethanol is what gives the category its reputation for smell.

Because every part is designed around safety. Five systems work together — a safety burner, a heavy tip-resistant base, a cool-touch VentraCore base channel, borosilicate glass, and controlled lighting and extinguishing. Stability, fuel containment, temperatures and extinguishing of the LA\VIK were independently tested to EN 16647.

Like any open flame, from a candle to a gas hob, the LA\VIK uses a little oxygen as it burns, producing mostly water vapour and CO₂. Because it burns only around 0.1 litre per hour, a normally ventilated room of 12 m² or more is enough. Air the room briefly now and then, and put it out before you go to sleep.

Mostly water vapour and CO₂, plus small amounts of other combustion products. No smoke, no soot, no ash.

Give the flame open air: keep a generous clear space above it and keep anything flammable — curtains, shelves, textiles, low ceilings — well away from the top and sides. Your included manual lists the exact tested minimum distances; when in doubt, more space is always better. Never place it directly beneath a shelf or in an enclosed nook.

In normal use LA\VIK will not trigger a household smoke alarm — there is no smoke. As with any home that has open flames, a working CO detector is sensible general practice, and we would always encourage keeping your detectors in good order.

Yes, if you ventilate actively. Airtight houses exchange very little air on their own, so air the room now and then during longer use and thoroughly afterwards. A CO alarm in the room adds extra peace of mind.

The base is deliberately heavy and low so it resists being tipped by a passing child or pet. And because the burner is sealed rather than an open pool of fuel, the bioethanol stays contained even if the fireplace is bumped or tilted — there is no sloshing reservoir to spill or flare.

glør Classic, a high purity bioethanol matched to the LA\VIK. It burns mostly to water vapour and CO₂, without smoke or soot.

One fill of the burner lasts around three hours in the LA\VIK and around two and a half in the LA\VIK Studio. A 6 litre bottle of glør Classic gives you just under 20 evenings with the LA\VIK or around 28 with the Studio. At €3.98 per litre, an evening by the fire costs you roughly €1.20 or €0.80.

You are never tied in. We sell our own glør Classic Bioethanol, also as a Refill Set, but LA\VIK happily burns any quality standard bioethanol you can buy locally. We recommend high-purity fuel simply because it burns cleaner and without the spirit-lamp smell.

Three reasons. First, bioethanol is above all customer service for us: our core business is designing and selling high-quality fireplaces, so we deliberately forgo high margins on fuel. Second, our purchase volumes make the difference: as a bulk buyer we get particularly favourable prices and pass them straight on. Third, no advertising, no middlemen, no platform fees: we sell glør Classic mainly to our existing customers and save the sales costs. Because a beautiful fireplace shouldn't only be lit on special occasions.

No — only liquid bioethanol made for indoor fires. Substitutes can smell, soot, burn unevenly or behave unpredictably, and they fall outside what LA\VIK was tested to run on.

Only ever fill the burner when it is completely cool and the flame is fully out. Pour to the fill line, wipe away any stray drops before lighting, and never add fuel to a warm or lit burner. It is the single most important habit — and an easy one.

Close the lid with the included snuffer to starve the flame of air — a clean, controlled shut-down. Never blow it out.

The radiant glow of roughly 30 candles for the LA\VIK, around 20 for the Studio — a soft, room-side warmth you feel when you are near it. Genuine heat, but gentle by design: never too hot to sit beside.

No, and we would never claim it does. Like candlelight, it warms the space and the mood around it rather than acting as a central heat source. Honestly setting that expectation is why people are so happy with it in practice.

It is best understood by feel rather than wattage — the warmth of a cluster of candles, a gentle output suited to atmosphere. If you need exact figures for your space, our team is glad to share them.

Three to five drops of fragrance oil go onto the warm Larvikite stones, never into the fuel or the flame. The stone holds its warmth, much like the stones in a sauna, and releases the scent slowly and evenly through the room. No diffuser, no smoke, no burnt note.

Every fireplace ships with fragrances in our special sets. We release new seasonal scents through the year.

A long time. Three to five drops are enough, so an 11 ml bottle lasts around 50 evenings.

We would steer you to ours. Our oils are formulated specifically to be warmed, not burned, so they stay true and never turn acrid on hot stone; ordinary essential oils can scorch, smell off or leave residue. For the ritual to feel the way it should, the oil matters as much as the flame.

The scent evaporates from the warm stone, much like a scent lamp. Three to five drops are enough. Never drop oil into the flame. If you are sensitive to fragrance, use less.

With high purity bioethanol the burner runs without black flame tips and without soot.

Very little. Wipe the glass occasionally with a soft, slightly damp cloth to keep it clear, and empty any unused fuel from the burner after use. No ash, no soot, no sweeping — that is the point of a clean-burning flame.

No — the Larvikite is the permanent heart of the fireplace, not a consumable. It is reusable indefinitely and only improves with the warmth of use. Should you ever want a replacement or a refresh, we can supply them.

Keep it dry, wipe the glass and stone gently as needed, and store any leftover fuel sealed and upright away from heat. Treated kindly, LA\VIK is built to last years, not a season.

Two, with an identical build and ritual. The LA\VIK (statement size, 38 × 30 cm, 14 kg, up to 3 h burn) anchors a living room. The LA\VIK Studio (compact, 28 × 20 cm, 8 kg, up to 2 h burn) suits tables, shelves and smaller rooms. Same flame, same fragrance ritual — only the scale changes.

Reassuringly so — around 14 kg for the LA\VIK and 8 kg for the Studio. That weight is deliberate: it is what keeps the fireplace planted and tip-resistant.

Brushed or matte-black stainless steel, heat-resistant borosilicate glass, genuine Norwegian Larvikite and a fine mineral sand bed.

Yes — every fireplace ships with clear step-by-step instructions for pouring, lighting, scenting and extinguishing, plus care and safety guidance.

The LA\VIK and Studio are our full range for now. If you are unsure which fits your space, tell us the room and we will point you to the right one.

Your LA\VIK arrives ready to light with everything you need to begin, including the tools to light and snuff it safely. The Set bundles the fireplace with oil and fuel to start the ritual the same evening. The exact contents are listed on each product page.

The fireplace itself — a brushed-steel body around a real glass chimney that lights in seconds, with no chimney, flue or power.

Genuine Norwegian Larvikite, the blue-shimmering stone quarried near Larvik. It lines the base and scatters the flame’s light.

A fine mineral bed that seats the burner and cradles the stones, keeping the flame even, level and stable.

The stainless fuel chamber at the heart of LA\VIK, with a sealed safety cup that meters the bioethanol and prevents spills.

Slide the lid across the burner to snuff the flame instantly and cleanly, guided by a long steel stick that also lights it from a safe distance.

A flame-shaping ring that lowers and steadies the flame for calm, safe burning indoors.

Fragrance oil made to be warmed on stone. Three to five drops on the warm Larvikite release the scent slowly into the room.

glør is a design company rooted in the Nordic way of living, drawn from a search across Scandinavia for a material with soul. The Larvikite is quarried on the Norwegian coast near Larvik — found nowhere else on earth — and every LA\VIK is designed in-house in Europe.

Two friends, Jan and Sven, who wanted to keep a real flame close all year round and couldn’t find one built for the homes we actually live in. So they made it.

Because it does three things no ordinary stone does: it grounds the flame, scatters its light through a rare blue shimmer, and holds warmth to carry your fragrance. It is a 300 million-year-old piece of the Norwegian earth in your living room.

Shipping is possible across the EU. For deliveries elsewhere, contact us before ordering. We will tell you exactly what is possible for your address.

To Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, shipping is free from €50. Below that it costs €5.90. glør Essentials Select and glør Essentials Reserve always ship free. To Switzerland, shipping is free from CHF 50. For all other countries, you will see the shipping cost at checkout.

Bioethanol is a flammable liquid, so it can only travel within certain regions and never by air, we ship it across the EU. If we cannot send fuel to you, LA\VIK runs on any quality standard bioethanol, which is widely sold locally.

Live with LA\VIK for 30 days. If it is not for you, send it back for free, no questions. It is covered by a 5-year guarantee against material and manufacturing faults in most of our Sets.

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