Staple Designs creates products with purpose.

Easy-to-Transport Flatpack Design

Our stoves are thoughtfully engineered to be flatpacked, making transportation and storage efficient and cost-effective. The flatpack design allows us to ship more units at once, ensuring that we can reach more families quickly, even in remote or crisis-stricken areas. Assembly is simple and requires no special tools, meaning that families can set up their stoves in minutes and immediately start using them for warmth and cooking. This design not only reduces logistical costs but also makes it easier to distribute stoves exactly where they're needed most.

Efficiency That Makes A Difference

Our stoves are designed with efficiency and sustainability in mind. By reducing wood consumption, we’re helping to preserve local forests and reduce deforestation, which can be a major environmental concern in crisis areas. Each stove also emits significantly less smoke than many stoves currently being delivered in Ukraine, contributing to cleaner air and healthier living conditions for families who often have no choice but to use indoor fires.

Versatile Cooking Solutions

Our wood-burning stoves are designed for versatile cooking, featuring a spacious surface that accommodates various pots and pans. The enclosed flame ensures safety and maximises heat efficiency, allowing meals to cook evenly and quickly. With user-friendly controls, families can easily adjust the flame for boiling or simmering. By providing reliable cooking solutions, our stoves foster togetherness, enabling families to share warm meals and strengthen community bonds during challenging times.

Heat for Humanity was set up by Staple Designs in 2024 to deliver our humanitarian heating stove to communities in crisis-affected Ukraine. Born from the belief that good design can save lives, the project took a product built in-house and put it in the hands of the people who needed it most.In response to the ongoing heating crisis, families across Ukraine were left without power or functioning boilers through winter. Staple Designs developed a flat-pack wood-burning stove that could be shipped efficiently into conflict zones, assembled easily without tools or training, and provide reliable heating in the most challenging conditions. After 12 prototypes and rigorous field testing, the stoves were successfully deployed during two humanitarian trips to Ukraine.Alongside installation in homes, we partnered with Kremenchuk Vocational College to train local students in manufacturing the stove — creating a self-sustaining production capability and long-term impact beyond our initial deployment.The project was recognised with the UWE Entrepreneurial Futures Award (2023), securing a record-breaking £20,000 in funding.Heat for Humanity now runs independently. Visit www.heatforhumanity.org to find out more.

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