Pontio is an 85 cm garden bollard from Nordlux: a slim, square aluminium post topped with an obliquely cut head. The housing is white, with a matt, slightly textured surface. The geometric, pared-back form was designed by the Danish studio Says Who.
Where it fits and how it is installed
The post measures 15 × 15 cm in cross-section and the foot 14.5 cm, so the bollard fits on the edge of a path, beside a driveway or next to the entrance steps. From a height of 85 cm it lights the ground around it rather than the whole garden, so a longer approach usually takes several bollards in a row.
The foot is screwed down onto a solid surface, and Nordlux also provides for in-ground installation on the base unit made for this series. The fitting is intended for permanent connection to the mains only: there is no plug, and the supply cable is fed up from below to a terminal block inside the post. Nordlux allows parallel connection, so the supply can be looped from one bollard to the next. It is a Class I fitting, which means the protective earth conductor must be connected to its earth terminal, so installation is a job for an electrician.
What light it gives
The head holds one GU10 lampholder for a bulb of up to 25 W. No bulb is included, so you choose the colour and brightness yourself; with a limit this low, an LED source is the practical choice. Fitted with a GU10 bulb marked as dimmable, the bollard can be dimmed.
The bulb sits under a slanted cap that is open on one side, so the light leaves sideways and downwards, onto the ground in front of the bollard, rather than upwards.
Outdoor use
The IP54 rating means protection against dust and against water splashed from any direction, so the bollard can stand uncovered in the garden and take the rain. Nordlux does, however, mark it as not suitable for seaside locations, where the air carries salt. The bollard weighs 1.65 kg.
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