Your suggestion to turn the kettles into samovars by adding folding spigots would seem to introduce new problems of packing and transport, as well as vulnerability to damage.
Have you ever saw the reversible screw on spigots on plastic water jugs? That would be a perfect solution when made in metal. Need it - unscrew and reverse. Don't need it - leave it inside.
A removable top lid for the fire chamber "volcano" might make transport of items inside the chamber more handy. A second removable lid that opened the top of the water chamber would ease filling, emptying, and cleaning it - and might allow its use for cooking. A lid that incorporated both features seems possible, though might challenge the stability of the overall strength of design.
The secret of samovar strength is in its shape. Most of those decorative ribs, extrusions, and curved shapes are in fact the product of deep knowledge of physics, hydrodynamics, and structural strength.
Have you sent your suggestions to any of the three kettle companies?
They wouldn't listen. Look at their prices now and imagine quadrupling their expenses on implementing the necessary features. I've calculated once how much it might cost to make an ideal one myself... ~ around $700 - minus cost of materials (80% - turning lathe work, 20%- manual threading, 0% welding).
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