The Viridian light switch is a simple light-green circle on a wooden base. Touch the circle and the switch turns on or off. A control in the back of the switchplate, set during installation, makes the switch either just turn on and off or act as a dimmer that lowers the lights for as long as a touch lasts, then turns them on brightly again at the next touch.

Some advantages of the new Viridian switchplate:

• No moving parts. Any touch on the green central plate electrically activates the switch.
• No petrochemicals. The face of the switchplate is made out of second-growth wood, not plastic.
• No annoying "features". Who wants a light switch that is incessantly glowing, or whose motion sensor turns it on and off whenever a pet walks by? The Viridian light switch projects further from the wall than ordinary light switches, so that your hand will run into it if you're groping in the dark.
• No remodeling. The light switch is the same shape as an ordinary one and uses standard screws. No re-drilling, re-painting, or re-wiring necessary.
• Understated design and only one place to touch -- that looks like a recessed button -- means that your friends won't be wondering how to turn the lights on when you have them over.

Now the requisite visuals, made in high-tech crayon by our staff of highly trained designers. First, the single switch version:



And the four-switch version, with a snap-on-and-off central piece that hides the screw holes and keeps your fingers from inadvertantly hitting two switches at once:





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