THE FUEGO BLOG

Congratulation to our good friend FuTung Cheng's latest creation, House 6, his latest, slip-cast, monolithic concrete and wood home.

House 6, promoted in dwell magazine, is Cheng’s sixth custom home designed and built bottom-to-top.

Please visit his site for more cool pictures:

http://www.chengdesign.com/page/homes-menlopark

At the HPBExpo, we came across the German Grill, run by husband and wife team Ron and Patricia Weitnauer. Robert and I met with the Weitnauers in their booth for a product tour, and we were very impressed with the design and the thoughtful features included specifically for the charcoal barbecue audience. The German Grill actually won the BBQ 2008 Vesta Award for Charcoal Grill. Ron later told us that the product was designed by his son, Andy Weitnauer, an industrial designer who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and recently received a master’s at Cranbrook Academy. Bravo, guys! Very impressive and a job well done. Congrats on the award.

Last week I received my AT&T phone bill for $2700!!! $2000 from data transfer alone while I was on my trip in Asia in February. FYI, your iPhone is set to check mail every ten minutes or so, and each email download costs $50-$150.

I will definitely be calling AT&T to inquire and get to the bottom of this. When I signed up, I requested the best international rates. I'll keep you posted on the outcome; I have a feeling this is not the end if the story.

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Our crew is all geared up for the Hearth Patio Barbecue Expo this week at the Atlanta Convention Center.

In 2007, we launched the award-winning Fuego 01 and Fuego 02 freestanding grills. This year at the HPBExpo, we're featuring another all-new outdoor grilling and entertaining concept - the Fuego Modular. Since its concept sneak preview at the Kitchen/Bath industry Show last year in Las Vegas, the product has received rave reviews. Last month, the Fuego Modular was awarded the 2007 Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award. What an honor!

Due to the overwhelming positive public response that we continue to receive about the Fuego Modular, we have decided to put the concept into production. We've been busy getting all our ducks in a row and expect a limited quantity to be available by the fall of 2008. Check back for updates.