Little Sun’s love affair with the US started when Little Sun lamps hit the shelves of stores the likes of MoMA New York in 2012. Before long, Little Sun was spreading the solar love across the whole of the US, brightening lives and encouraging Americans to go solar at some of the nation’s most important cultural events […]
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Ai Wei Wei brings Little Sun lamps to refugees in Greece
World-renowned artist Ai Wei Wei opened a studio last winter on the Greek island of Lesbos, the main entry point in Europe for refugees fleeing their home countries. His intention was to create projects around the global humanitarian crisis to raise awareness, as well as engaging with NGOs, the people from Lesbos and, first and foremost, […]
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Little Sun at Sónar Festival
This year we were at Sónar and Sónar +D and it was a blast. We had a charging station where people could charge their phones with the power of the sun and Little Sun Charge, as well as a Sunlight Graffiti booth where people could create their own ‘moment in the sun’ with a Little Sun […]
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We Love Green Festival, Paris
We love green. We love solar. The Little Sun team had a great time spreading sunny vibes at this summer’s We Love Green festival, in Bois de Vincennes, Paris. Little Sun’s adventures included a Little Sun Charge phone charging station, a Little Sun tree and a colouring competition for the kids. The festival featured Olafur Eliasson as the 2016 […]
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Natural Light with Velux
Little Sun and Velux bring Natural Light lamps to off-grid Africa We’re happy to announce that our collaboration with Velux to develop and bring Natural Light lamps to communities that are very much in need in off-grid Africa has been a wonderful success. Velux has beautifully documented several stories from farmers, midwives, school teachers and young women […]
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From New Zealand to Swaziland, we are all connected by the sun
How a stall at New Zealand’s Lux Festival kick-started a micro-entrepreneurial initiative on the other side of the world… When Frances Manwaring from Moxie promoted the Little Sun project at the Wellington Lux Festival in New Zealand in 2015, she had no idea that her presence that day would set off a new entrepreneurial initiative in Swaziland, South Africa, that would see […]
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Pop-up shop in Corsica, France
There’s a very special pop-up shop waiting for you in sunny Corsica: Little Sun Corsica Thanks to the wonderful André of Maison Beretti and Chloé of CNC, one of the most beautiful isles in the world is offering Little Suns for holiday-makers and locals alike, located at Porto-Vecchio for the summer of 2016. Little Sun Corsica Facebook […]
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Little Sun Velotaxi in Berlin
A Little Sun-themed, clean energy Velotaxi is now touring the streets of Berlin this summer, complete with a Little Sun Charge that you can use to charge your phone or read your Berlin map if you ride at night, all thanks to the energy of the sun. Would you like to take a ride in this special taxi? […]
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South Africa’s Three Tree Hill Lodge shines a Little Sun
Located in South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains, the eco-friendly Three Tree Hill Lodge offers a beautiful environment with a strong commitment to sustainability and Fair Trade Tourism (FTT). Environmentally conscious, Three Trees uses ‘energy-saving light bulbs throughout the lodge, insulate our walls and ceilings and purchase appliances and equipment with energy saving in mind.’ Little Sun […]
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