Sunny days have been few and far apart in the Icelandic capital this summer, however, a special, solar-powered LED lamp developed by artist Ólafur Elíasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen named “Little Sun” is now available at Lækjartorg square, down-town Reykjavík.
The project was launched at London’s Tate Modern in July 2012 and has since spread over the world. The Little Sun project is focused on getting clean and affordable light to those without access to electricity. The lamp produces up to ten hours of soft light or four hours of bright light and is currently distributed in eight African countries, including Zimbabwe, Uganda and Ethiopia, as well as in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Sunny days have been few and far apart in the Icelandic capital this summer, however, a special, solar-powered LED lamp developed by artist Ólafur Elíasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen named “Little Sun” is now available at Lækjartorg square, down-town Reykjavík.
The project was launched at London’s Tate Modern in July 2012 and has since spread over the world. The Little Sun project is focused on getting clean and affordable light to those without access to electricity. The lamp produces up to ten hours of soft light or four hours of bright light and is currently distributed in eight African countries, including Zimbabwe, Uganda and Ethiopia, as well as in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and Japan.
