Capture Your Own Jar Of Sunshine
April 17th, 2007
Light up your inner child with this summer’s must-have outdoor accessory. This Sun Jar designed by Tobias Wong is beautiful, nostalgic and solar-powered.
We’ve nestled this amongst the roses in our garden, and used it as a centerpiece for outdoor dining. Any way you look at it, the Sun Jar’s soft amber glow lights up everything we love about summer.
And when it’s cold and snowy – we have a bit of sunshine at our finger tips to warm dark and gloomy nights.
Made with a traditional Mason jar and high tech energy efficient lighting! Captured inside the jar are a highly efficient solar cell, rechargeable battery and low energy LED lamps. When the jar is placed in sunlight the solar cell creates an electrical current that charges the battery over a few hours. This energy is then used at night to power the three LED lamps inside the jar. The light is diffused by the frosted jar and give the appearance of sunlight emitting from the (warm colored LED lights are used to give a more natural and warm light).
You may have noticed that there is no switch on the sun jar - in fact there are no visible controls at all - there is a clever light sensor inside that automatically activates the lights when it gets dark or lights are turned out!
Mason Jars are not only beautiful but by their very nature they are completely water tight - so the Sun Jar can happily be left outside in any weather conditions. A perfect garden light or night light for a kids bedroom.
The deets:
- Sun Jar designed by Tobias Wong for Suck UK.
- Requires sunshine and a solar cell rechargeable battery.
- Suitable for ages 5+
- When fully charged, the Sun Jar will glow for 5 hours in the dark, leaving you plenty of time for a long “sun-lit” dinner.
- The Sun Jar comes packaged in a fun gift box, which makes this a perfect Mother’s Day gift, Father’s Day gift, hostess gift or house-warming present.
- Gorgeous gift-wrapping available.
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April 17th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Ack! This is one of the best thing I’ve ever seen! The light looks so great coming from the jar!
April 17th, 2007 at 11:25 am
I tried making one of these and it doesn’t look nearly as good.
April 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Fake Fireflies!! Yay!
April 17th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
this would be perfect for the fall too to remind you of summer nights. yes i like to plan ahead.
April 17th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
just bought 3 to give to my girlfriend’s mom, sister and one for her. I can never buy for these ladies so I’m going to stock up in advance.
April 17th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
The soft, golden light reminds me of steaming hot August nights in Michigan, playing baseball until 11pm under the lights in 95-degree humidity.
In the stands the parents would light candles in the dark from the bleachers (probably so they didn’t spill their beer - but what did I know at 13 years old?)
Anyway, standing in the infield that golden light would always catch my eye during the game.
As I type this I can still smell the pine tar, the leather from my mitt and the potent bug spray we’d bathe in to ward off the mosquitoes - those are great memories.
I’ll be buying quite a few of these jars.
April 17th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
what lights it up?
April 18th, 2007 at 5:12 am
The sun!! (and 3 solar-charged LED lamps).