The table has been designed for several applications, but the basic one is the uncapping of the frames.

Furthermore, Statio heated table stand uses Infrared ultralow bulb increasing your green credentials.By 1997, the majority (approximately two-thirds) of Japanese homes had the modern irori and 81 percent had a kotatsu, though they are warmed using electricity instead of glowing coals or charcoal. This also allowed them to direct the cords to the center of the table where the power would be run from underneath. Heating the house is very expensive, both because of insufficient thermal insulation and exposure to drafts in the apartments.

The word oki-gotatsu ( 置き炬燵) is derived from the kanji 置き (oki) meaning placement, 炬 meaning torch or fire, and 燵 meaning foot warmer.This table is also illustrated within the multi function table page, described as the table option no. Vireoo Private is the eco-friendly outdoor heater which extends your patio-season way beyond the normal summer evenings. Instead of having the moveable earthen pot of charcoals beneath the kotatsu, it was possible to attach an electric heating fixture directly to the frame of the kotatsu. Later a seating platform was added which separated the cooking function from the heating and finally, to stop the heat disappearing too quickly, a quilt was placed on top to localize the heat. These changes consisted of the floor around the irori being dug-out into the ground in a square shape.

So, creating a kotatsu table that opens like a desk is a perfect way to keep your apartment organized as well as keeping warm, as a kotatsu was created to do. And I say ‘everyone’ because families spend winter evenings sitting together at the table after dinner watching a film, chatting or playing games.DG Innovations designs, manufactures, and markets FeelsWarm® countertop warmers in both standard and custom shapes and sizes.