DRU Fire is a Dutch fireplace brand with a history dating back to 1754. For more than 270 years, DRU has developed gas, wood-burning and electric fireplaces, with a strong focus on fire technology and innovation.
Today, DRU Fire brings together contemporary fireplace design and advanced technologies, including holographic fire, offering new ways to experience fire in modern interiors. The brand is now available in India exclusively through Spacio.
DRU Fire is a Dutch fireplace brand with a history dating back to 1754. What began with a foundry producing cast-iron pots and pans has evolved over more than 270 years into a specialist fireplace business known for gas fires, wood-burning fires, electric fires and continued innovation in fire technology.
In 2026, Navin Kanodia introduced DRU Fire to India through Spacio, bringing the brand's fireplace technologies to the Indian interiors market. Spacio is the exclusive representative of DRU Fire in India, with the range including advanced holographic fireplaces and contemporary wood-burning fireplaces.
DRU's story began in 1754 as Diepenbrock & Reigers Ulft, known as DRU. The company's early work took place in its own foundry, where molten metal and fire were used to produce cast-iron pots and pans. Fire was therefore part of the company's manufacturing heritage from the beginning.
As the way people heated their homes changed, DRU changed with it. Coal and wood were once the standard sources of heat, but the discovery of natural gas in the Netherlands in the 1960s opened a new direction for the company. DRU moved into gas fires and wall heaters and developed technologies that helped shape the modern gas fireplace.
That ability to adapt has remained central to DRU. The company describes continuous development and innovation as part of its identity, while continuing to focus on warmth, atmosphere, safety, efficiency and the needs of the user.
Over more than two centuries, the role of fire in the home has changed. A fireplace can provide heat, atmosphere, a visual focal point or a combination of these qualities. DRU's development reflects this changing relationship between fire, technology and the interior.
Today, DRU's product range includes gas fires, wood-burning fires, electric fires, gas wall heaters and wood-burning stoves. Its approach is not limited to one method of creating fire; instead, different technologies address different requirements for warmth, atmosphere, installation and design.
Innovation has been part of DRU's development for more than 270 years. The company moved from its original foundry work into gas-fire technology and later developed systems designed to improve combustion, flame appearance, energy use, control and installation possibilities.
DRU's innovations include Eco Wave, which allows the burner power of selected gas fires to be reduced while maintaining a flame picture, and PowerVent®, a motorised flue extension system developed by DRU for gas fires. The company also offers technologies such as Clear View anti-reflective glass and Eco Glow, which allows the glow bed on selected fires to be adjusted independently of the flames.
This history of developing new ways to control and experience fire is important when looking at DRU's contemporary electric and holographic fireplace technologies. The innovation is not separate from the brand's history; it is the continuation of a company that has repeatedly adapted its approach to fire as technology and lifestyles have changed.
DRU's holographic fireplace technology represents a very different approach to the traditional fireplace. Instead of relying on a conventional combustion flame, the system recreates the visual experience of a real fire through advanced digital flame technology.
The DRU Virtuo Evolve collection combines realistic flame imagery with detailed log effects and other sensory elements to create a convincing fireplace experience. The technology is particularly relevant where the visual presence of fire is desired but continuous heating is not the primary requirement.
For Indian interiors, this creates another way to think about the fireplace. A homeowner can introduce the visual character and atmosphere associated with fire into a contemporary interior while considering heating separately according to the climate and requirements of the project.
Alongside its newer fireplace technologies, DRU also develops wood-burning fires and stoves. These provide a fundamentally different experience because they use real wood combustion and produce genuine flames and heat.
Contemporary wood-burning fireplaces can be relevant to hill homes, colder-region residences, villas, farmhouses and other projects where meaningful heating is required. Depending on the model, wood fires can be integrated into an interior or used as freestanding or suspended installations.
Wood-burning fireplace selection requires careful consideration of heating capacity, room size, chimney and flue requirements, ventilation, fuel availability and installation conditions. These practical factors should be established alongside the design requirements of the project.
DRU's brand family also includes Dik Geurts, a Dutch brand associated with contemporary wood-burning stoves. DRU acquired Dik Geurts in 2007 as part of its move into the growing wood-burning stove market. The brand has since become established in the UK and across Europe.
The relationship between DRU and Dik Geurts reflects the wider range of fire technologies within the group. DRU is closely associated with contemporary gas fires and fireplace technology, while Dik Geurts focuses on wood fires and stoves.
DRU Fire was launched in India in 2026 by Navin Kanodia through Spacio. The introduction brought a fireplace brand with more than 270 years of history into a market where the requirements for fireplaces vary widely between tropical cities, colder regions, luxury residences and hospitality projects.
The launch is particularly significant because DRU brings together two very different approaches to the experience of fire. Its holographic fireplaces address the desire for realistic fire ambience without making conventional combustion the basis of the experience, while its wood-burning fireplaces serve projects where a genuine wood fire and useful heat are required.
Navin Kanodia, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Spacio, introduced DRU Fire to India in 2026. His work in the Indian interiors market has involved identifying international brands and technologies that can offer new possibilities to homeowners, architects and interior designers.
DRU was particularly relevant because of its combination of heritage and innovation. The brand's long history in developing fireplace technologies, together with its newer approaches to electric and holographic fire, offered a distinctive proposition for contemporary Indian interiors.
India does not have one uniform requirement for fireplaces. A fireplace in a mountain residence may need to provide meaningful heat, while a luxury apartment in a warmer city may be more concerned with the atmosphere and visual presence of fire.
This makes technology and application important considerations. Holographic fireplaces can provide a visual fire experience where heating is not the main requirement, while wood-burning fireplaces can be considered where genuine combustion and heat are required.
The right solution therefore depends on climate, room conditions, installation requirements, heating needs and the role that the fireplace is intended to play within the interior.
Spacio is the exclusive representative of DRU Fire in India. The relationship brings the brand's fireplace technologies to homeowners, architects, interior designers and hospitality professionals looking for contemporary alternatives to conventional fireplace solutions.
Spacio's role is not limited to product discovery. Fireplace selection requires an understanding of technology, scale, installation, heat, viewing angles and the relationship between the fireplace and the wider interior. These factors are considered when helping clients determine which DRU Fire solution is appropriate for their project.
The DRU Fire collection at Spacio brings together fireplace solutions for different approaches to fire, including holographic and wood-burning fireplaces.
DRU Fire fireplaces are available in India through Spacio, the exclusive representative of the brand in India. Homeowners, architects and interior designers can explore the collection online or contact Spacio to discuss the appropriate fireplace technology and format for their project.
DRU Fire can also be explored through Spacio's retail presence in Mumbai and Kolkata, with project support available for clients across India.
DRU Fire is a Dutch fireplace brand from the Netherlands with a history dating back to 1754.
DRU dates its history to 1754, giving the company more than 270 years of history in developing products connected with fire, heating and the home.
DRU is known for gas fires, wood-burning fires, electric fires and other fireplace technologies. The company has continued to develop new approaches to fire throughout its long history.
DRU Fire was launched in India in 2026 by Navin Kanodia through Spacio.
Spacio is the exclusive representative of DRU Fire in India.
Yes. DRU's Virtuo Evolve range uses advanced digital technology to recreate the visual experience of a real fire and forms part of the newer generation of electric fireplace technology offered in India.
Yes. DRU's range includes wood-burning fires and stoves for projects where real wood combustion and useful heat are required.
A holographic fireplace recreates the visual experience of fire through digital technology, while a wood-burning fireplace creates a genuine flame by burning wood. The appropriate choice depends on the project's heating requirements, installation conditions and desired fire experience.
DRU's brand portfolio includes Dik Geurts, which became part of the company in 2007 and is known for contemporary wood-burning fires and stoves.
DRU Fire can be explored through Spacio's retail presence in Mumbai and Kolkata, as well as online. The Spacio Mumbai showroom is at Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road, Andheri West, while the Spacio Kolkata showroom is at Topsia Road South.
DRU brings more than 270 years of history in the development of products connected with fire and heating. Its evolution from a Dutch foundry to a modern fireplace company has been shaped by changes in technology, energy and the way people experience fire.
Spacio brings this long-established European fireplace brand to the Indian market, following its launch in India in 2026 by Navin Kanodia. As the exclusive representative of DRU Fire in India, Spacio provides a place to explore its holographic and wood-burning fireplaces and understand how different technologies may suit different projects.
From its beginnings in 1754 to its development of modern gas, wood-burning and electric fireplace technologies, DRU's history is closely connected with the changing ways people experience fire. Today, its holographic and contemporary wood-burning fireplaces extend that legacy into new types of interiors.
