Cool Stuff: Soji Solar Lanterns

Spotted in the latest issue of Sunset magazine: Soji Modern Solar Lanterns.

Modeled after the classic Le Klint pendants from Danish designer Poul Christiansen, these 9-by-9-inch molded lanterns are equipped with two amber LED lights and a solar panel that collects light from the sun during the day, and then automatically illuminates the lanterns once dusk falls.

Hook them over a tree branch or suspend them from a garden structure, and you'll be set for those balmy summer evenings (you know they're coming!) outdoors.

Available in three patterns, the Soji Lanterns are $40 apiece from Allsop Garden.