Höfats: Circle

Carry Bag 35

CIRCLE is coming along. Neatly packed, of course.

A table grill, several glass cylinders and a collection of accessories are wonderful once everything is set up. On the way to a picnic, however, a little organisation becomes rather more appealing. The höfats CIRCLE 35 Carry Bag has been designed specifically around the CIRCLE system, keeping the Table Grill and its accessories protected and neatly arranged while travelling. Made from black polyester, the round bag measures 38 cm in diameter and 30 cm high while weighing just 0.87 kg. Inside, it becomes clear that höfats has given storage some proper thought: separate holders keep the delicate glass cylinders apart, while additional CIRCLE components have their own space. Smaller grilling utensils can be secured neatly inside the lid. Side handles and a long shoulder strap provide flexible carrying options, turning the CIRCLE 35 into one compact package for the garden, a picnic, a holiday or dinner somewhere beyond your own terrace. Far preferable to letting loose accessories negotiate their own seating arrangement in the boot.

Several components become one piece of luggage

The real value of the CIRCLE Carry Bag becomes obvious the first time you take the grill somewhere else. Instead of carrying the Table Grill, glass cylinders and accessories separately, the complete setup has a dedicated place. The padded construction helps protect the contents in transit and keeps related components together. The individual holders for the glass cylinders are particularly useful, as delicate glass is generally happier when it does not spend the journey knocking against its neighbours.

Back at home, the bag takes on an equally useful second role. Once the evening is over, the CIRCLE 35 can be stored neatly as a complete system until the next dinner. Its compact round shape avoids unnecessary bulk and makes storage pleasantly straightforward. The bag is designed as an accessory for the CIRCLE 35; the Table Grill, glass cylinders and other accessories shown are not included. The supplied item is the Carry Bag itself.

A love of fire, with a surprisingly organised side

Founded in 2015 in Germany's Allgäu region, höfats brings design and engineering together across a collection of table fires, grills, fire baskets and fire bowls. Fire is treated not simply as a source of warmth, but as a reason to gather. The company takes its name from Höfats, the distinctive mountain in the Allgäu Alps. That local connection forms part of the brand's story, although it should not be interpreted as a blanket claim that every höfats product is manufactured in Germany.

The wider höfats collection includes familiar fire concepts such as SPIN and the MOON fire bowl alongside the modular CIRCLE system. MOON is a separate fire bowl rather than part of CIRCLE, but shares the same underlying idea: combining considered engineering with an atmospheric experience of fire. CIRCLE 35 takes this versatility particularly far. A table fire becomes a Table Grill; pans, fondue accessories and cookware change the way everyone cooks together; and the dedicated Carry Bag means those possibilities do not have to remain at home.

For dinner plans with a change of address

The CIRCLE 35 Carry Bag makes particular sense for anyone who genuinely wants to take their höfats Table Grill places. To a friend's house, into the garden, away for the weekend or to a favourite outdoor spot. Its black polyester exterior remains understated, while the handles, shoulder strap and organised interior take care of the practical details. It is not an accessory designed to make CIRCLE more dramatic. It simply makes owning and moving it considerably easier.

Paired with the CIRCLE 35 Table Grill and accessories such as the pans, Fondue Set or Cast Iron Pot, it becomes part of a flexible system for cooking together around fire. And when the evening is over, everything has somewhere to go. A surprisingly satisfying thought after a long dinner. The destination can be spontaneous; the packing does not have to be.