Höfats: Dance

Tabletop Fire 1200 Silver

A flame that really does not need to rehearse its entrance

Place real fire on the coffee table and, rather conveniently, the rest of the room needs very little help. The höfats DANCE 1200 Tabletop Fire in Silver presents a single, calmly rising flame inside a tall cylinder of clear borosilicate glass. Its brushed metal base and silver Bio-Burner give the fire a light, restrained frame that appears almost architectural during the day, then changes completely once the warm flame takes over. At 40.3 cm high and 15.7 cm in diameter, DANCE remains slender enough for a coffee table, side table, sideboard or laid dining table; weighing 1.61 kg, it can also move easily to a terrace or balcony. The Bio-Burner is designed exclusively for höfats liquid bioethanol fuel and produces an odourless, soot- and smoke-free flame with an output of up to 1,500 W. The set includes the base, Bio-Burner, Eco-Ring, glass cylinder and extinguishing lid. In other words, almost everything required for an evening around real fire – apart from the separately available fuel and, naturally, the people joining you.

DANCE lives up to its name rather quietly

How does höfats DANCE work? At its centre is the Bio-Burner, with the flame rising inside the surrounding borosilicate glass cylinder. The glass protects the flame while keeping it visible from almost every angle. Unlike a conventional lantern, DANCE is therefore more than an atmospheric light source: it is a real Tabletop Fire that also provides noticeable warmth. The supplied Eco-Ring allows for a more restrained flame and correspondingly economical operation, while the extinguishing lid is used to put out the fire when the evening comes to an end.

The clear glass gives this DANCE 1200 its particularly open character. Flame, Bio-Burner and brushed metal base remain fully visible; the construction is not hidden away but becomes part of the design. DANCE is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and is approved for indoor use according to DIN EN 16647, making it at home in living and dining spaces as well as on terraces and balconies. One detail remains important: DANCE must only be operated with the specified höfats liquid bioethanol fuel. Used as intended, the flame burns without smoke or soot and creates atmosphere without leaving the room smelling like last night's campfire.

In the Allgäu, fire appears to have quite a few talents

What is höfats? Founded in 2015 in Germany's Allgäu region, the brand explores an impressively broad world of real fire. Tabletop fires, fire baskets, grills and fire bowls are developed through a close relationship between design and engineering. Even the company name reflects its roots: Höfats is the distinctive grass mountain in the Allgäu Alps that gave the brand its name. The company's origins and development heritage are firmly connected to the Allgäu; however, the information available for DANCE 1200 does not establish manufacture in Germany, so we would not assign a production origin that has not been explicitly stated for this product.

Within the höfats collection, DANCE explores a different side of fire from products such as SPIN or the MOON fire bowl. This is not about creating a large outdoor focal point, but about giving a real flame a natural place amongst glassware, books and objects in the home. That sits rather neatly with the LIVOSY idea of choosing pieces that create atmosphere while keeping their relevance over time: design with character rather than volume. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="2"} :chatgpt-content-reference{index="3"}

Silver, glass and that rather good shade of orange

The Silver edition of DANCE 1200 is all about contrast. Cool brushed metal and transparent glass meet the warm orange and yellow tones of the flame, making the Tabletop Fire remarkably easy to combine with different interiors. Place it alongside dark timber and coloured glass, ceramics and stone, stainless steel or a deliberately restrained table setting. On a coffee table it becomes a calm focal point; over dinner it accompanies the evening, while outdoors it adds warm light as daylight begins to disappear.

For a darker, more graphic expression, DANCE 1200 is also available in All Black; the Silver version feels lighter and allows the construction and flame to remain particularly visible. It needs little company: a few good glasses, perhaps some music and people who have brought enough time. The rest is handled by a flame that seems remarkably uninterested in demanding attention – which, naturally, is why everyone keeps looking at it.