The Aston Solar lantern is a highly functional design. The lantern is inspired by the maritime atmosphere or a summer night at the harbour. Bring the lantern to the beach or place it at your garden table. Aston is both sustainable and tunctional as it turns on automatically after the sun has set.
Charging for 2 hours in the sun. Aston will light up approximately 8 hours.
Charging for 2 hours in the sun. Aston will light up approximately 8 hours.
Solar lantern with a soft and glowing LED candle, embedded in glass and wax.
Much of the decisions about Aston Solar Jar, functionality and design, are inherited from a related series of solar lanterns, that I have already designed for Sirius.
Therefore, it is also given that the flame is embedded in wax. And to make the candle more visible and the flame more diffuse, the wave pattern of the glass, starts just above the candle.
The inspiration for the glass pattern comes from old ship lanterns, which often have a wavy surface to refracts light.
I use this effect to distort the light, when looking into the flame, so that one does not actually notice, that the flame is artificial. And then it also gives a nice and decorative effect.
It is also important to have a large surface for the solar cell, so that is one of the reasons, why I have chosen the cone shape for the torch.
Therefore, it is also given that the flame is embedded in wax. And to make the candle more visible and the flame more diffuse, the wave pattern of the glass, starts just above the candle.
The inspiration for the glass pattern comes from old ship lanterns, which often have a wavy surface to refracts light.
I use this effect to distort the light, when looking into the flame, so that one does not actually notice, that the flame is artificial. And then it also gives a nice and decorative effect.
It is also important to have a large surface for the solar cell, so that is one of the reasons, why I have chosen the cone shape for the torch.
Designed for Sirius A/S.
