Solar Garden Umbrella Offers Shade and Light
December 13, 2010 by Robin Plaskoff Horton
Offering the after-dark glow of a garden umbrella strung with tiny lights, this solar one does eco-friendly double duty. The Day Shade Night Light Umbrella, or DSNL Umbrella, soaks up the sun’s rays while protecting you from them while keeping you shaded during the day. The design, by Steve Yang and Che-Hsiao, incorporates a flexible solar panel through which the sun’s energy is stored in the umbrella’s frame.
Come night, the stored solar power provides light. The flexible OLED light is switched on in the handle, and its light’s intensity adjusted by turning the handle. Talk about power shade.
via Tuvie
Category: Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Lighting, Shade, Solar Energy
Tags: design concept, green design, solar lights, solar powered umbrella
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Love it! Is it available commercially yet?
— December 14, 2010 @ 10:06
Climate Mama, I love it too. No, this is one of those concepts in search of a manufacturer. Many great ideas out in the universe needing realization!
— December 14, 2010 @ 10:37
This is a brilliant idea. Can see this on the cover of Brookstone, on sale at Sharper Image, etc. It has a BIG urban gardening application, too! Containers full of tomatoes that once craved full sun will now get those extra needed hours. Even plants underneath an all-night-long door lamp have added light benefits.
— December 14, 2010 @ 11:25
Great suggestions Barbara! Also, maybe it could keep your plants safe from garden thieves–I keep hearing about these!
— December 14, 2010 @ 13:55
Cool! Like the “Daytime parasol, evening soft loft” by Julia Roth and Veronique Baer http://localecologist.blogspot.com/2010/07/daytime-parasol-evening-soft-light.html
— December 14, 2010 @ 21:54
Great suggestions Barbara! Also, maybe it could keep your plants safe from garden thievesâ??I keep hearing about these!
— August 17, 2012 @ 00:41