Little Sun

LittleSun GmbH
Little Sun
Founded July, 2012
Founder Olafur Eliasson, Frederik Ottesen
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Products solar-powered LED lamps
Website www.littlesun.com

Little Sun is a social enterprise that produces solar powered LED lamps.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

It was founded in 2012 by artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen.

In April 2014 the company received a USD $5 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies.[13][14][15][16]

References

  1. Higgins, Charlotte (July 12, 2012). "Olafur Eliasson produces cheap solar lamp for developing countries". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. Lachno, James (July 12, 2012). "Olafur Eliasson launches Little Sun project and Tate Blackouts at Tate Modern". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. "Danish artist Olafur Eliasson designs $10 solar lamp, to sell in India". The Economic Times. August 3, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. "Lighting the way". The Economist. September 1, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  5. Gebhardt, Max (June 4, 2013). "The power of little suns". Financial Mail. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  6. Braw, Elisabeth (September 17, 2013). "Artists have unique knowledge and must claim sustainability power". The Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  7. Palmer, Roxanne (October 25, 2013). "Little Sun Shines A Big Light: Solar Lamp Creator Olafur Eliasson Awarded MIT Art Prize". International Business Times. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  8. Ventura, Anya (March 25, 2014). "Artist Olafur Eliasson brings Little Sun to MIT". MIT News. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  9. Fera, Rae Ann (April 17, 2014). "Artist Olafur Eliasson Illuminates Coachella for Absolut With The Little Sun Art Bar". Fast Company (magazine). Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  10. Revell, Tom (June 9, 2014). "The Plan to Sell 250 Million Solar Lamps to Rid African Homes of Kerosene". Vice (magazine). Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  11. Árnason, Árni (August 25, 2014). "Everything Under The Little Sun". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  12. Tölke, Andreas (June 4, 2015). ""Hässliches Ding" soll Afrika und Asien erleuchten". Die Welt. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  13. West, Melanie Grayce (April 21, 2014). "Bloomberg Backs a Solar Lamp". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  14. Associated Press (April 22, 2014). "Bloomberg invests $5M in solar-powered lamp".
  15. Robert, Zoë (August 26, 2014). "Ólafur Elíasson Helps to Share the Light". Iceland Review. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  16. Bowen, James (June 2, 2014). "Is Impact Investing the Next Big Thing for Bloomberg?". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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