Sonnenglass

Sonnenglas is a South African brand that makes solar light which catches sun by day and gives warm light by night. Since 2013 every Sonnenglas product has been made by hand in Johannesburg, in a Fair Trade certified factory at Victoria Yards in Lorentzville, where solar panels cover the roofs so that the factory runs almost entirely on the power of the sun. All profits go back into the factory and into the community around it. The range is built around the SOMO solar module, which sits inside a mouth-blown recycled glass jar or a light carafe, alongside hand-bent stainless-steel lightshades, a bamboo andon lantern made by hand in Shizuoka, Japan, and beadwork and artisan editions made with local makers.