Last week at Design Indaba, South Africa, Olafur revealed the design of our newest, sparkling Little Sun solar lamp, Little Sun Diamond, to the world for the first time. We are very excited to announce that our latest solar gem will be available for you all in a few month’s time (Autumn, 2017). With its […]
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Shine a Spotlight on Solar: Little Sun at Berlinale
It’s February, and we’re deep into Berlin’s bitter winter. Dark at 4pm, snow on the ground, the sky so grey all you can see is your own breath in the air. It’s time for a little lightness and escapism. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that Berlinale, the world renowned film festival and jewel […]
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A lot of heart in Seoul
Welcome to Heartist House – 하티스트 하우스: the warm home of the Samsung C&T Fashion Group’s social responsibility platform. HEARTIST is the only fashion CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) store in South Korea. They provide sustainable and eco-friendly goods in a space they share with what they describe as ‘warm-hearted artists’. HEARTIST donates all its profits to the beneficiaries of their […]
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Slowing down fashion at Mads Nørgaard
Mads Nørgaard, a leading fashion store in Copenhagen, is now presenting Little Sun as an ideal gift idea – just in time for Christmas. On 26 November, the store welcomed fashion and eco-conscious locals to the Copenhagen store to ‘launch’ Little Sun’s presence there, along with Olafur to talk about the project, meet and greet and […]
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Little Sun shines a light on Climate Change at COP22 opening in Marrakesh
COP22 officially launched in Marrakesh on November 7. At the opening ceremony, COP21 President Ségolène Royal and all COP22 delegates shared a solar-powered sunrise: Thousands of Little Sun solar lamps lit the room as a symbol for the right to sustainable energy access for all. COP reminds us that we are all a part of […]
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Making noise and sharing the sun at SXSW Eco
From October 10 to 12, 2016 at SXSW Eco, (the sister event to the legendary music festival), we presented our global mission: to bring solar energy to the 1.1 billion people on our planet living without access to electricity. SXSW Eco provided the perfect platform for celebrating such a mission. The event welcomed innovators from all […]
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Make your mark with the sun: Widerkunst Festival, Holzmarkt Berlin
We made Sunlight Graffiti again! This time we were at the WiderKunst Festival, in the brand new gallery at Berlin’s darling Holzmarkt25. WiderKunst was created to show the world how art can make real and lasting social change. The festival is inspired by Millerntor Gallery and presented by Holzmarkt & Viva con Agua. Huge thanks to all […]
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Little Sun at der Grüne Kiez, Lollapalooza Festival
Charge your phone. #ChargeYourself. This year, we finished our summer with a bang as an official Grüne Kiez partner at Berlin’s Lollapalooza Festival – 10th & 11th September 2016 in Treptower Park. (Although, to be perfectly honest, we were the ones providing the space to lounge around and chill out, not the ones making all the noise!) Thanks so much […]
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Little Sun’s Film Series
Back in 2012, when Little Sun was just a baby, we created a film series that we’re still very proud of. We’d like to showcase it here on our website once more, for those of you who missed it back then. Part of Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Tate Modern, Little Sun Films is a […]
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