tabletop
Ø90 × 900
- Height
- 1100 mm
- Base
- 162 mm
- Power
- 50–130 W
- Weight
- 3 kg
from 65 000 ₽
Handmade plasma tubes
Lightning
in glass
Living lightning in glass tubes — a magnet for the eye in museums, exhibitions, interiors and private collections. The discharge reaches for your hand, and people simply can’t walk away. Our own production in Moscow: standard models and custom projects.
Real plasma
The fourth state of matter: high voltage makes a mix of noble gases glow. No LEDs, no screens.
Reaches for your hand
Touch the glass and the discharge gathers under your palm. It is safe — and hard to walk away from.
Plugs into a wall socket
220 V, 50–300 W depending on size. The glow is programmable: smooth fade-in and fade-out, a “breathing” discharge.
Where they work
Wherever you need people’s attention
Museums
An exhibit visitors are invited to touch. Physics you can see.
Exhibitions and stands
Living lightning stops passers-by and draws a crowd to your stand.
Welcome areas and events
Guests gather round the columns, catch the discharge with their hands and take photos — which then spread across social media.
Interiors and collections
A one-of-a-kind piece that becomes the centre of the room — in a showroom, a restaurant or a private home.
Display cases and furniture
We build plasma tubes into display cases, bar counters and furniture — plasma becomes part of the architecture.
Colours and character
Every gas mix has its own character
The gas mix sets the colour and the way the discharge moves. Some mixes shine in normal light, others need dimness — and the most striking ones are usually the most delicate. Tell us where the column will stand, and we’ll pick the mix that comes alive there.
Blue
A lazy, slow filament that writhes like a snake.
- ◐ dimmed light
- for permanent display
Sky-Blue Web
Fast sky-blue lightning with feathery tips that spreads across the glass.
- ☀ in daylight
- for permanent display
Orange Fire
Whirls of fire rise slowly and gracefully, swirl and dissolve.
- ☾ dusk
- for permanent display
- large columns only
Orange Tree
A branching plasma tree, with new branches sprouting from the base here and there.
- ☾ dusk
- for permanent display
Green Arrow
A fast filament with a bright green halo. Countless tendrils dart about, searching for a way out.
- ☾ dusk
- for exhibitions and events
Green Serpent
A slow filament that sometimes melts into mist, lazily licking the walls of the glass.
- ☾ dusk
- for exhibitions and events
Milky Stream
A pale white, soft-edged filament that dissolves into a misty ripple.
- ☾ dusk
- for permanent display
White Arc
Thin white bolts — just like real lightning, but they don’t dazzle.
- ◐ dimmed light
- for permanent display
Lilac Bush
A lilac tree with slowly moving pink branches.
- ◐ dimmed light
- for permanent display
Pink Stream
A vivid, piercing pink filament inside a contrasting lilac halo.
- ☀ in daylight
- medium lifespan
- small columns only
Turquoise Vine
An uneven turquoise stem with lilac tassel-flowers that strangely twists and trembles.
- ☀ in daylight
- medium lifespan
Fierce Blue
Fast, twisted bolts of deep blue; the halo fades into ultraviolet.
- ◐ dimmed light
- for permanent display
Pink Bindweed
A thin pink filament that slowly twists and coils.
- ◐ dimmed light
- lifespan being tested
Red Rose
A thin red-pink filament with a lilac halo.
- ◐ dimmed light
- for exhibitions and events
Need a colour of your own? We’ll develop a mix for your project. For temporary exhibitions we also have especially beautiful signature mixes — they last weeks or months, just as long as the show runs.
Standard models
Choose a size
A plasma column is a plasma tube on a base with its own power unit: set it down, plug it in and it runs. From a tabletop lamp to a two-metre column, plus two spheres. Any model in any suitable colour. Need another size? We make tubes up to 3 metres long and 300 mm in diameter.
floor-standing
Ø150 × 1500
- Height
- 1750 mm
- Base
- 300 mm
- Power
- 150–200 W
- Weight
- 12 kg
price on request
floor-standing
Ø200 × 1000
- Height
- 1300 mm
- Base
- 320 mm
- Power
- 120–150 W
- Weight
- 10 kg
price on request
floor-standing
Ø200 × 2000
- Height
- 2300 mm
- Base
- 350 mm
- Power
- 200–300 W
- Weight
- 20 kg
price on request
sphere
Sphere Ø470
- Base
- 300 mm
- Power
- 120–180 W
- Weight
- 6 kg
price on request
sphere
Sphere Ø380
- Base
- 125 mm
- Weight
- 4 kg
price on request
- Lead time: Ø90 and Ø150 often in stock, a large column takes 4–5 days
- Payment: by contract with companies and museums
- Shipping: worldwide, on-site installation available
Why Plasma Glass
Full cycle — from glass to electronics
Glass that won’t crack
We use borosilicate glass — the same as in laboratory glassware: strong, resistant to temperature changes and inert to the gases inside. Every tube is checked for hidden stress, so the column runs for years.
Control from your phone
Nothing to install and no need for the venue’s network: the column creates its own Wi-Fi. Program how the discharge breathes: fade-in and fade-out speed, pauses, gentle pulsing. A group of up to 16 columns starts one after another, seconds apart, and runs as a wave.
Quick repairs
If something fails, the power unit is swapped in 20 minutes and spare parts are usually in stock. The column reports faults on its own.
Fits into any space
We build plasma tubes into display cases, bar counters, furniture and architecture, and make stands to match the interior. For stages and installations — DMX control.
With you after the sale
One-year warranty, extendable. We service, refill, install and set up on site.
We fix others’ too
We repair and refill plasma tubes and lamps made by other manufacturers.
Projects
Where our plasma works
Atom Museum, VDNH
Plasma torus (tokamak model), Ø470 sphere in a mirrored pyramid, 7 plasma tubes in a bar counter, a fusor
Summer in Moscow
10 floor-to-ceiling columns, 2.4 m × Ø200
Manege Station. Moscow Transport 2030
Plasma tubes in the colours of metro lines
The ballet “Tesla”
A plasma tube built into the stage set
Centre for Modern Professions
2 columns, 2.5 m × Ø200: Orange Tree and Blue
Tesla Show Sochi
≈15 columns of different sizes, running for 6–10 years
Infinix NOTE 40 launch
2 columns at the launch welcome area
Aris exhibition stand
Plasma columns on an exhibition stand
QIWI corporate event
A Tesla-laboratory space: columns, a Tesla coil, a lecture
Our workshop
How the plasma is born
Our own lab in Moscow: a glass lathe, annealing kilns, a vacuum station and gas mixing. We have been experimenting with plasma for more than 10 years.
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Glass
We blow and shape the glass on a lathe or by hand.
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Annealing
We heat it in a kiln and cool it slowly so the glass becomes strong.
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Vacuum
We clean the tube and pump the air out.
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Gas
We fill it with a gas mix that sets the colour and character of the discharge.
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Testing
Every piece is run in on a test bench before shipping.
Custom work
Plasma in any shape
Rings, spirals, tubes up to 3 metres, plasma built into display cases and furniture — made for your project.
Service and warranty
Plasma that keeps glowing
To keep the plasma alive for years, we don’t disappear after the sale: we service, refill and repair in our own lab.
Warranty
1 year. If the power unit fails during that time, we replace it quickly at our cost. An extended warranty with refilling is available.
Refilling
In our lab: 50% of the price for Ø90 and Ø150 tubes and spheres, 30% for Ø200.
Maintenance
Dust is the main enemy of electronics. We clean, check and replace fans so the column runs for years. Support: tfx-help@yandex.ru
Shipping and installation
Worldwide, in wooden crates. Complex projects are installed and set up on site.
At Tesla Show Sochi about 15 of our columns have been running for 6–10 years, switched on every day — and they have not changed. Read more →
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to touch?
Yes. The discharge is sealed inside thick glass, and the current through your hand is just tens of microamps — thousands of times below anything harmful. Our columns stand in museums where thousands of visitors touch them every year. We do not recommend touching them for people with pacemakers.
Does it need darkness?
It depends on the mix. Blue and lilac colours are visible in normal exhibition light; orange and green ones need dimness. We’ll match the colour to your lighting.
Can it stay on all the time?
It is better to switch it off at night: both the gas mix and the electronics last longer. The column starts by itself when power is applied, so it is easy to switch it off together with the venue lights or run it from a timer socket. If your project truly needs 24/7 operation, we’ll choose our most stable mixes: some colours, especially greens and reds, slowly fade when running non-stop.
Is it noisy? Does it get hot?
The fan is quiet but audible in complete silence. With some mixes the glass warms up to 60 °C — that is normal.
How long does it take?
Ø90 and Ø150 columns are often in stock. A large column takes 4–5 days of work if the glass is in stock, otherwise about two months for the glass to arrive. Custom colours take extra time to develop.
Glass is fragile — how do you ship it?
Fragile, yes — but we transport it all the time: to exhibitions, museums and other cities. Columns are made of thick borosilicate glass that withstands knocks. Long-distance shipments travel in wooden crates. We ship worldwide and quote the door-to-door cost in advance. When a carrier is involved, we recommend insuring the cargo: the carrier is responsible for what happens in transit.
What if the glass breaks?
Nothing dangerous happens: the gas inside is at low pressure, so there is no explosion. Air the room and carefully sweep up the glass. We can make a replacement tube in our lab, and the base with the electronics keeps working.
Do you ship abroad?
Yes. We ship to the EU and other countries, and can work through our partner company in the EU for payment and documents.
How do I pay?
By contract, with 50–100% prepayment before work begins. We work with companies, museums and public institutions.
Enquiry
Tell us about your space
Where will the column stand, what is the lighting like, how many do you need and by when? We reply within a day and suggest the right model and mix.
+7 929 564-01-08 Alexey