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Tsola

"Imagine ... A city square by night, the paving is scattered with hundreds or thousands of tiny lights. Each light is set into the paving and sparkles and shimmers. Walking across the square is like walking over a magical glowing sea of sparkly lights." - SVA

The Tsola is a light-tile that works on sunlight. Measuring 20 x 20 cm, the tile contains a solar cell. The tile is illuminated by sunlight during the day and emits light for approximately eight hours at night. Its major advantage is that it needs no wiring; hence, it is less likely to malfunction. Applications include parks, walks, car parks, steps, and drives.

The lamp inside a Tsola Light is available in a range of colours and has a life of twenty years. The light can also be made to shimmer or even flash like a camera.

The light looks like an unobtrusive glass panel measuring about 200mm or 8 inches square. It can be set flush with paving, lawns or flower beds, or it can be turned on its side and set into walls. [Excerpted from the Sutter Vane and O2 websites; suggested by Cortney Langevin, San Francisco.]

posted by Blaine @ 1:15 PM