To coincide with Little Sun’s feature on the cover of MoMA Design Store’s Spring Catalogue, MoMA Design Store New York City at 11 West 53rd Street filled its windows with a brilliant Little Sun display from 25 March–20 April 2014. The eye-catching window design featured custom-made Little Sun wall that introduced passersby to the Little […]
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Art Basel Miami Beach
Little Sun, the solar lamp and global project, was presented by the Fondation Beyeler at Art Basel Miami Beach from 5–8 December 2013. The Fondation Beyeler’s entire booth at the art fair was devoted to Little Sun. The lamps were sold from a local food truck parked inside the booth, in a fun nod to […]
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Little Sun in Roskilde Festival
Through our Danish partners Lys i Afrika (Light in Africa), Little Sun solar lamps were on sale at Denmark’s famous Roskilde Festival (29 June–7 July 2013), a massive weeklong music and culture event that is one of the biggest festivals in Europe. Little Suns were sold from mobile sales outlets on the campsite as well […]
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Andersen’s Little Sun Kiosk in Copenhagen
From 10 May–22 June 2013, a temporary exhibition shop was created by Little Sun and Andersen’s Contemporary in Copenhagen. The shop sold Little Sun solar lamps, and also available for purchase was a special Little Sun t-shirt designed by hip Danish clothing retailer Wood Wood. The launch of Andersen’s Little Sun Kiosk coincided with the […]
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Little Sun at Tate Modern: Short Film
The Little Sun lamp and project were officially launched at London’s famous Tate Modern in July 2012. It was a perfect venue to introduce visitors to Little Sun in a fun and engaging way. For those who couldn’t attend in person, this is a great new short film in which Olafur Eliasson, BBC and Tate […]
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Museum of Art in Jodhpur, India
The Mehrangarh Museum of Art, Jodhpur, in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presented a Little Sun exhibition featuring more than 200 Little Sun lamps and a series of 16 Little Sun short films, first shown at London’s Tate Modern in 2012. The Mehrangarh Museum of Art hosted the exhibition in the fitting […]
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La Rinascente
In December 2012 Little Sun joined Italian department store la Rinascente in a celebration of light for all – making Little Sun lamps available in 6 off-grid shops for the first time. Little Sun shops opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; Jakarta, Indonesia; El Nido, Philippines; Yangon, Myanmar; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Little Sun […]
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Sunlight Graffiti
An interactive sunlight graffiti installation was created at London’s Tate Modern as part of the museum’s Poetry and Dream exhibition (28 July – 23 September 2012). Visitors were invited to create works of art through moving with their Little Sun lights in a darkened room. The resulting images were captured and uploaded to the Sunlight […]
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Little Sun at the Venice Architecture Biennale
At the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, Olafur Eliasson responded to David Chipperfield’s exhibition theme, ‘Common Ground’, with three works inspired by Little Sun. In two gallery spaces of the Central Pavilion, Eliasson transformed light into a physical experience. One space featured a new short film titled Solar Syokoy by acclaimed Philippine director Khavn. Made at […]
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