Höfats: Dance

Tabletop Fire 900 All Black

31 centimetres of fire can do rather a lot to an evening

The table is laid, the glasses are ready and a real flame is moving between them – decoration is allowed to have better ideas than simply sitting there. The höfats DANCE 900 Tabletop Fire All Black brings real fire into a pleasantly compact format, favouring a calm, visible flame over unnecessary spectacle. At 31 cm high and just 10.5 cm in diameter, DANCE 900 fits naturally onto smaller dining tables, coffee tables and sideboards; weighing only 0.75 kg, it can easily move to wherever the evening is happening. Its matt black base, black Bio-Burner and dark tinted borosilicate glass cylinder give the All Black edition its graphic character. The Tabletop Fire is designed exclusively for use with höfats liquid bioethanol fuel. Its flame burns without odour, soot or smoke and provides up to 650 W of heat. With a burn time of approximately two to four hours, DANCE 900 is made for evenings that are in no particular hurry. The base, Bio-Burner, Eco-Ring, glass cylinder and extinguishing lid are all included; the required bioethanol fuel is available separately.

A smaller stage, with very real fire

How does höfats DANCE work? At its heart is the Bio-Burner positioned within the base. Once filled with the specified höfats liquid bioethanol, the flame is lit and surrounded by the tall borosilicate glass cylinder. It rises calmly inside the glass while remaining clearly visible. The supplied Eco-Ring reduces the flame for a more restrained burn, while the extinguishing lid is used to put the fire out when the evening comes to an end.

With an output of 650 W, DANCE 900 is more than an atmospheric light source. The real flame produces noticeable warmth and creates a feeling that an electric lamp naturally expresses rather differently. Its use remains pleasantly flexible, too: DANCE 900 is suitable for outdoor settings and is also approved for indoor use according to DIN EN 16647. It can move from the living room to a balcony and later out onto the terrace, while its slender dimensions make it particularly appealing wherever a larger fire feature would occupy too much space.

In black, the flame becomes the colour of the evening

Founded in 2015 in Germany's Allgäu region, höfats brings together fire, design and engineering across its collection. The brand takes its name from Höfats, the distinctive grass mountain in the Allgäu Alps. Today, the range spans Tabletop Fires, grills, fire baskets and fire bowls, all exploring different ways of bringing real fire back into shared moments. The company and its development heritage are rooted in the Allgäu; the available product information does not, however, establish that DANCE 900 itself is manufactured in Germany, so such an origin should not simply be assumed.

Within this wider world of fire, DANCE explores a calmer and more interior-friendly direction. Unlike a large outdoor fire bowl, the Tabletop Fire can sit naturally amongst glassware, ceramics, books and other objects in the home. That also reflects the LIVOSY approach to atmosphere: an object can have character without demanding the entire room for itself. The All Black edition takes that thought particularly far. Unlit, it appears almost monochrome; once the fire is burning, suddenly the flame owns all the colour. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="2"} :chatgpt-content-reference{index="3"}

The smaller DANCE knows exactly where it belongs

At 31 cm high, DANCE 900 is more compact than the 40.3 cm DANCE 1200, making it particularly suited to smaller surfaces or a deliberately understated arrangement. On the dining table, it leaves more room for plates and glasses; on a coffee table, the flame remains present without dominating sightlines. The dark tinted glass and matt black metal work especially well alongside timber, stone, smoked glass, stainless steel or colourful ceramics.

For a larger fire presence and greater heat output, the DANCE 1200 offers the next step within the collection; for more compact settings, DANCE 900 makes a persuasive case for smaller proportions. Bring it indoors for a long dinner, outside for a late glass of wine or simply place it wherever candles feel a little too predictable tonight. Fire does not necessarily need a fireplace to change a room. Sometimes a diameter of 10.5 centimetres does the job rather nicely.