A tree that offers shadow, energy and a meeting place. It is not a contemporary work of art, even if it seems. It is the“Dialogue tree”a French invention born from the artisan genius of Hervé Louifiwhich blends aesthetic, sustainability and functionality in a single object: a Solar Urban Furniture capable of recharging Up to four electric bicyclessmartphones and tablets, all thanks to the sun.
From shadow to charging
The idea took shape on a summer night. Hervé Louifi, a metal craftsman, dreams of being on a bench in the middle of the desert, without battery. Upon awakening, it transforms that dream into a concrete project: a six -meter high metal tree, with Nine branches covered with solar panels It is a trunk that contains lithium batteries. Not only design: the tree generates sufficient energy for power four USB sockets And recharge e-bikewhile welcoming those who pass with Two benches and a circular table.
In the heart of Saint-Georges-Buttavent, in the French Mayne, the tree comes to life. No plastic material, no intrusive advertising, no wi-fi that blocks: only sun, metal and a sustainable vision which combines crafts and innovation. All for a starting cost of approx 15,000 eurosdesigned for local communities, campsites, cities and tourist areas Looking for ecological and autonomous solutions.
A tree that produces energy and relationships
Far from the idea of ”urban gadget”, the Loufi signed sun tree is a living objectwhich stimulates the meeting, offers comfort and renews the way we think energy in public space. With his evening lightingtook them for everyone and the possibility of integrate the recharge for electric carsthe tree proposes itself as A concrete and poetic response to the climatic crisis.
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A simple idea, which however conquers for his strong symbolic value. The tree, always icon of life, also becomes here renewable and free energy sourcea small urban “solar lung” that is. Just a little sun and a lot of foresight.
Some cities have already accepted the initiativeincluding Saint-Georges-Buttavent, who wanted to give a concrete signal in the direction of sustainability. And also Paris look with interest in installation. A tree that does not grow in a forest, but in the places where it takes most: squares, parks, cycle paths and public areaswhere energy and community can really meet.
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