ABOUT FOCUS

Focus fireplaces cut an original, deliberate, and very personal line through the history of contemporary design, and are far removed from fleeting fashions and sudden trends. The success of Focus fireplaces in Europe, Asia, and the Americas is a direct result of our emphasis on quality in every sense of the word—quality in design, quality of engineering, quality in technical support services, and above all, quality of manufacturing. Each of our models is made to measure by professional craftsmen, and custom designed to fit your site.

About Dominique Imbert, Creator of Focus Fireplaces

Born in 1940 in Montpellier, France, Dominique Imbert studied literature in London and Paris before finding himself working as an ethnologist in Alaska and a dishwasher in Manhattan. He received a PhD in Sociology from the Sorbonne, which led into a position as a literature teacher. Then, in 1967, Imbert relocated to the medieval French town of Viols le Fort some 15 miles north of his birthplace and traded in blackboard for anvil. He created the first Focus fireplace for his personal use, but a business was born as he continued to create his works of art for those fascinated by his work. Today Imbert retains creative control of Focus fireplaces, bucking current industrial design trends by insisting on running the production and distribution of his fireplace creations. When pressed to explain his unusual career path, the artist quotes Le Corbusier with an enigmatic smile, saying, "Tradition consists of inventing your epoch."