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We found Owen very easy to work with - he made sure he understood our needs and adapted the size of stove to suit that, which wasn't straightforward. We had complete confidence that he understood the technology side of the stove, in terms of how it would perform to meet our needs. The stove works extremely well, but is also a stunning design, in reflective polished stainless steel and has an integral 'back boiler', which will provide heating or hot water. We have had absolutely no regrets in having the wood burner made and Owen has been very helpful after sales, if we have needed any advice. He has a number of other equally impressive designs. (We have an excellent photo we could add, but couldn't work out how to attach it - if you send us an email, we'll forward it on).

Owen has a great eye for design and detail in his work. He went above any beyond to advise us on size and material of heater that would suit our taste, budget and space.

Owen Thomas creates unique and highly efficient wood burning stoves in a range of exciting designs and sizes; from wood burners with full oven and range capabilities, to central heating and hot water features, to miniature camping stoves that are beyond cute. We chose for our home in France the Cube. It proved so efficient that we soon removed the oil central heating system and radiators - freeing up valuable space - and have never regretted it. Owen hand-crafted, delivered to France and installed the Cube for £1500. He gave exceptional service and a quality product that will last our lifetime and heats our house through winter. It burns through the night. It doesn't burn excessive amounts of wood. It is simply brilliant. Most available wood burning stoves are manufactured in China using inferior iron. From own experience we know that they crack and split with just a few years use. They cost a mere half of one of Owen's(hand crafted, made to measure steel stoves but will have to be replaced in 3-5 years. They are badly designed, inefficient and with far too many dials and levers for who knows what purpose. Owen's steel Cube has only two levers, one to let air in, the other to close or open the flue. And you can cook on the Cube. In winter, when we can leave it for hours to gently burn and keep the house comfy and warm, we also relish the coming home to mouth-watering, slow-cooked vegetable, lamb or rabbit stew. We heartily recommend Owen's wood burners. We hope many more people hear about them. We were so delighted with our first Cube, bought in 2006, we bought another in 2012 for the workshop. As before, the product and service was impeccable. There is something to be said for made to measure when quality, efficiency and design is priority.

I needed a wood burner for my house in France and was recommended Stovedesign by friends in the UK and France. Having viewed the web site I arranged a site visit, established design required and agreed budget. During build process I received photos and updates. Owen was able to build the burner to fit the space available. Very helpful, nothing was a problem. Burner fitted and tested and works wonderfully. Build quality, value for money and communications excellent. Would recommend to anyone needing a quality, stylish wood burner. I am currently communicating with Owen for a second burner in my UK home.

Wood burning stove built and fitted into a VW camper. Owen Thomas of stovedesign built and fitted into my VW25 camper his superb stainless steel Chrome Wasp microstove. He made a polished stainless steel single skin stovepipe from three sections so that with two vertical and one angled section it would be as out of the way as is possible. Given the tight space of the 25 interior for the stove and pipes and their inevitable close proximity to body and skin Owen made a bespoke pipe-guard from welded stainless steel mesh. Also with this mesh he made up a panel which can be slotted into holes which are in both the shelf for the stove and the wood store below it - so that if the stove is burning while I'm asleep in bed the duvet cannot come into contact with the stove and while travelling this fits below into the floor to stop the stored wood from tumbling loose and into the van. At my request he then cut and fitted my recycled (naturally patinated) copper sheets that I wanted to clad the surrounding units and whilst doing so fashioned a heat shield from this to protect a side window from the heat of the stovepipe, adding a natty rolled and crimped a zig-zag copper trim its sides to cover the sharp edges. Owen also cut a hole in the camper roof, fitted ceramic insulation the roof void (and also behind copper cladding where the stove sits) and also flashings, cowl etc to the roof. Because the stove sits on a raised shelf he cut a 100mm hole in the shelf below the stove for a 100mm computer fan to be fastened beneath it to 'pull down' stove-warmed air to floor level, another example of his pragmatic ingeniousness! I couldn't be happier with the stove, stovepipe guard (I'm amazed how effective this simple but attractive looking device is) and copper cladding and am equally happy with Owen's work on its fixtures and fittings and the quickness he demonstrated working out solutions to problems I kept presenting to him with my quirky wants and needs. Since then the stove and fittings have been universally admired wherever I've driven my camper though I'm hardly surprised as it looks absolutely superb !