“Art, I believe, has great potential for changing the way we discuss an issue as important as climate change. It makes something not only comprehensible for the mind but also physically tangible – turning thinking into doing.” – Olafur Eliasson Some truly exciting news for you all! On November 5, Pathway to Paris, an initiative in […]
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September Shines: Little Sun Diamond Launches Globally!
The month of September had been fully focused on the launch of our new product, the luminous and intricately designed Little Sun Diamond. The Little Sun Diamond has been introduced for our 5-year anniversary, and sparkles with light and comes with a built in stand. Here’s a recap of our launch events! Get yours here […]
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A slow marathon through energised landscapes
When you travel slowly through a landscape, you are better able to discern all the forms of energy in the environment. Moving slowly and softly, you hear more, smell more, notice more of your surroundings and are better able to pick up on the energetic traces of the landscape’s past. For those experiencing the Slow […]
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Design Prize Winner: Olafur Eliasson with Little Sun and Little Sun Diamond
We are pleased to announce that Little Sun Diamond has won its first award: THE DESIGN PRIZE 2017, in the ‘Experimentation’ category. 2017 marks the inaugural year of THE DESIGN PRIZE. Initiated by designboom and abitare magazine, the Prize occured during Design Week in Milan, Italy, in the midst of the most exciting time on the design calendar. […]
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Little Sun Marches for Science on Earth Day 2017
March for Science will happen on Earth Day this year, April 22nd, and Little Sun will be there to support them! If you’re in Berlin, join us on the March for Science, starting at 1pm this Saturday at Humboldt University. Check out the Facebook event for more information. Or wherever you are in the world, find the […]
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Blick Bassy on music’s power to change the world
Blick Bassy is a multi-talented musician with an unforgettably beautiful voice. He is originally from Cameroon and is now based in France. In the past year he has become a warm friend to Little Sun – shining Little Sun lamps during his shows and spreading the solar love across the world in his tours. He spoke […]
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Icewatch and COP21 Paris: we can all be part of the climate solution
Throughout November and December 2015, in the lead-up to COP21, the world’s most crucial annual climate change event, this time held in Paris, Little Sun embarked on a campaign to communicate how we can all be part of the climate change solution. The campaign began with Olafur leading a Little Sun sunrise at the Falling Walls […]
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Femina Hip: creating bright futures for young Tanzanians
This September and October, during the 2015 elections in Tanzania, youth organisation and friend of Little Sun, Femina Hip, has been busy staging Femina Peace Festivals in Folk Development Colleges throughout six regions of the country (Iringa, Shinyanga, Kigoma, Mtwara, Mbeya and Arusha). Thanks to Little Sun partner, Strategic Energy, Little Sun lamps lit up […]
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Wellington LUX Festival
Wellington LUX, New Zealand, is a free public light festival that turns Wellington’s waterfront and laneways into a captivating celebration of light, art, technology and design. This year the festival took place on 21-30 of August—showcasing a fantastic array of light sculptures, which were accompanied by artist talks from national and international artists, designers, and […]
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