A touch of luxury with Clipsal Solis™
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A touch of luxury with Clipsal Solis™

The elegant new range enhances a stylish home

A Mediterranean-inspired new build has received the perfect finishing touch from the new Clipsal Solis™ Collection, brought to the New Zealand market by PDL. Regent Homes co-owner Brad Sugars and wife Tess wanted a home that was stylish and luxurious, but would also cater to their busy family. They found the answer in the elegant new Solis T Series range, linked with a PDL Wiser smart home system.

As an interior designer, Tess knows how important each detail is to the overall experience of a space. The couple’s two-storey home features earthy colours and natural textures of timber and stone, while retaining a light coastal feel. Accents of warmth come from maroon marble, cabinetry in a soft clay-pink, and bronze handles and tapware.

Clipsal T series range displayed on the bathroom wall
Closet filled with various clothes, featuring Clipsal Solis™ on the wall
Clipsal T series range displayed on the bathroom wall
Closet filled with various clothes, featuring Clipsal Solis™ on the wall

Introducing from PDL, Clipsal Solis™

A new release, Solis is a modern take on a timeless style, blending beautiful minimalism with smart home functionality.

The T Series range is available in Platinum Aluminium, Ebony Aluminium, Living Brass, and White Ceramic finishes. It blends the old-school feel of robust toggles and brushed metal with modernist, perfect square edges and thin, flush covers.

Solis is fully compatible with PDL Wiser Smart Home for scalable smart home automation too and offers additional features like dimmers, USB Type-C fast chargers, and smart power points for even greater convenience and control.

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Stylish and versatile

Tess says she was immediately impressed by Clipsal Solis and knew the Solis T Series switches and power points in the satin-soft yet hardwearing White Ceramic would be beautiful in their home. “I like how it’s so unique. The detailing is really considered and well thought out, it’s definitely an eye catcher. We’ve had lots of compliments from visitors. It’s interesting that so many people have noticed them!”

Brad says Solis was the perfect addition to their modern build. “The Solis range is really cutting edge – it’s a beautifully engineered and designed product. It’s almost like a little piece of artwork in your wall, with how clean and elegant it looks.”

Adam Nimmo of Envy Electrical says the innovative design of Solis provides an excellent option for clients wanting a high-end product to complete their home’s interior. “The customer feedback has been great already. Solis looks really fantastic fitted off, and on tiles too. Even mixing and matching, like a Living Brass cover with White Ceramic switches or the Ebony Aluminium switches, it looks awesome.”

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A family gathers around a kitchen table enjoying their food
Woman browsing through her phone
A family gathers around a kitchen table enjoying their food

Life is easy with Wiser

Brad and Tess knew they wanted smart home automation and were already familiar with the PDL Wiser system as Regent Homes offers it as part of their build package for customers.

“Smart home automation is a very important part of the home these days and we’ve offered a Wiser smart home as standard for a few years now,” explains Brad. “There’ll be a time very soon where if a home’s not set up to be a smart home then it’ll almost be an out-of-date home.”

The couple worked with Adam and the Envy Electrical team on their electric home design plan to ensure Wiser would run all the features they wanted. Using the Wiser smart phone app they have easy control of their lights and dimmers, air conditioning, blinds, security cameras, and intercoms, and can even track their energy use.

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Luxurious design meets functionality

The home also has PDL smoke alarms and motion sensors, Max 9 switchboard circuit protection, and the award-winning Iconic Outdoor power points, which are Wiser-compatible too.

Adam says it was straightforward to link Wiser with Clipsal Solis T Series. “We do a huge amount with Wiser so it’s awesome that it all works in with the Solis range. And the way the mechs click in I found it really easy to put together and use.”

Tess says Solis blends beautiful design with functionality, making it ideal for a smart home that looks refined and elegant and still has all the benefits of Wiser. “I love the app,” she laughs. “It’s really easy to use and super user-friendly. I love the feature where it tells you how many lights you’ve left on, because I’m terrible at turning switches off. All I do is open my app and tap “All Off” and it turns off all the lights in the house.”

Brad agrees: “This is the first time I’ve had this much smart home automation. It’s ultra-convenient to be able to control your whole home from your fingertips. It feels a bit luxurious, that’s for sure.”

Clipsal Solis is an exciting new benchmark for New Zealand homes and is set to change the landscape when it comes to high-end electrical details. For Brad, it has changed his view of such a simple home feature forever. “I don’t know that I could ever go back to a normal light switch or power point. Solis is just such a beautiful product that complements our home perfectly.”

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