Italux FOLEDA OFL-5215-S-3K LED Garden Bollard 10W 432lm 3000K Black IP54, 40 cm

A low bollard for marking a path

FOLEDA is a bollard light 40 cm tall with a square 12 × 12 cm section. The head is open: four slim posts carry a flat cap, and the light leaves through the sides and falls onto the path. There is no diffuser — the manufacturer states so explicitly — and therefore no part to go chalky in the sun after two seasons or to collect water inside.

432 lumens — what that means in a garden

This is the figure to understand before buying. 432 lm from 10 W is marker light: it traces the edge of a path, a step, a bend in a walkway or the line of a drive, but it does not light a garden. At 40 cm the pool of light is small and kept near the ground — exactly right, because it does not glare into the eyes of someone walking. To run a path you plan a row of bollards every 2–3 metres, not one by the gate.

3000 K and a 120° beam

3000 K is warm white — outdoors at dusk it reads naturally, sits well with timber, stone and brick, and avoids the car-park look that cool colours can give. The 120° angle means a wide spread, so one bollard covers a stretch of path rather than a point.

Aluminium and IP54

The body is entirely black-painted aluminium — metal does not rust like steel and carries heat away from the LED module better than plastic. IP54, though, is worth reading carefully: protection against dust and against splashing water, i.e. rain and a sprinkler, but not against jets or flooding. So the bollard does not belong in a hollow where water stands after heavy rain, and must not be cleaned with a pressure washer.

Integrated LED module

The source is permanently built in and runs on 220–240 V straight from the mains. No lamps to buy and none to change — the life of the module is the life of the fitting. The manufacturer notes the fitting is not dimmable. It carries a 5-year warranty, which on a garden fitting is above the market norm.

The Foleda family

The manufacturer offers the same design in several versions, so a whole property can be run in one visual language:

• OFL-5215-S-3K — 40 cm bollard (this model)
• OFL-5215-M-3K — taller bollard from the same family
• OWL-5215-3K — wall version

Product data

• Manufacturer: Italux; Foleda collection; code OFL-5215-S-3K; EAN 5906630854967
• Type: garden bollard light, integrated LED, open head without a diffuser
• Dimensions: height 40 cm, section 12 × 12 cm
• Light: 432 lm, max 10 W, 3000 K (warm white), 120° beam
• Supply: 220–240 V; dimmable: no
• Material: aluminium; black
• Ingress protection: IP54 — dust-tight, splash-proof
• Warranty: 5 years