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History

Early days

Early days

In 1983, Gérard Pitance and Benoît Lafontaine joined forces to found Concept et Forme, a product design office.

The Stûv 60

The Stûv 60

In the early 1980s, industrial designer Gérard Pitance was looking for a fire to heat the house that he had decided to live in.
When he couldn’t find anything satisfactory on the market, he decided to design a product to fulfil his own criteria. The reactions from the people around him were so enthusiastic that he decided to market this model.

This very first Stûv already contained all the elements that make Stûv an innovative, different company: combining the pleasures of fire with an efficient heating system, an enclosed fire that also works as an open fire...

The 1990s: from 5 to 50 people

The 1990s: from 5 to 50 people

From Isnes to Bois-de-Villers, the team grew and the company began to take shape.

Launch of the Stûv 20, the first fire with a retractable door

2000-2006: Growth and recognition

2000-2006: Growth and recognition

2001: Stûv won the Prix du Président at the Concours Lépine

Launch of the Stûv 30, a stove with three functions

Launch of the Stûv 21, a worthy successor to the Stûv 20

Opening up to the French market

New 5,000m² factory in Bois-de-Villers

The company had more than 100 employees

Stûv was the E&Y company of the year in 2006.

2007-2016: New horizons

2007-2016: New horizons

Launch of the Research & Development department in Floreffe

Arrival of Jean-François Sidler as CEO

Creation of the first Stûv Stores, shops dedicated to Stûv products

Takeover of Dutch firm, Tulp, a gas fire manufacturer

Launch of the Stûv America, Stûv Helvetica and Stûv UK branches

Takeover of sheet metal company Ulis Design in Thuin (Belgium)

Launch of the Stûv P-10 pellet stove

Launch of the Stûv 22, a wood insert with a retractable door

Red Dot Design Award 2016 for the pelelt stove Stûv P-10

Red Dot Design Award 2016 for the pelelt stove Stûv P-10

Stûv won the Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design category for its Stûv P-10 pellet stove. The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most prestigious design awards in the world. The panel of judges, made up of 41 international experts, was won over by the technological innovations, the clean design, the environmental aspects and the functions of the Stûv P-10.