Sun Home Saunas, the San Diego company known for its infrared cabins, introduced Nova this summer. It is a line of indoor traditional saunas built around the old Finnish ritual of heat and löyly, the steam that rises when water meets hot stone.
The interior is Canadian cedar. The signature detail is a back wall of hand-laid carbonized hexagonal tiles from Estonia, held with marine-grade stainless steel fasteners. Heat comes from a HUUM Drop electric rock heater on a dedicated 240V circuit, and the room reaches a maximum of 230°F.
"Traditional sauna is one of the oldest wellness rituals in the world, and most options still look like they did decades ago," said Tyler Fish, co-founder and co-CEO. Nova is his company's answer to that: a heated room designed to belong in the house, not tucked away in the garage.