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Every story and post since 2015.

2026

• 30 Oct Riders of the Sun
• 28 Oct From solder joint to design award
• 09 Oct Halloween: Magical Light for Spooky Nights
• 11 Sept Fair Trade, Experiencing Diversity
• 25 Aug A Bright Start to the School Year
• 12 Aug Summer in a Jar
• 01 Jul Our Story
• 24 Jun One Light for Everything
• 10 Jun Into the Open
• 08 May Sonnenglas® Wins the 2026 AIDA Award
• 05 May Fair Trade from the Very Beginning – Fair Trade Audit & WFTO Membership
• 20 Apr A Light from the Heart: Your Mum's Personal Sunshine this Mother's Day
• 13 Mar Sunny Easter Greetings
• 08 Mar Women Power at Sonnenglas: Diversity and Strength on International Women’s Day
• 04 Feb Valentine's Day Ideas with Sonnenglas
• 26 Jan International Clean Energy Day
• 16 Jan Sonnenglas at the Impact Safari of the Rehumanize Institute

2025

• 19 Dec Our Christmas Project with The People’s Pantry
• 14 Dec A Reason to Celebrate: Winner of GP Design Award
• 10 Dec Lighting Up for a Good Cause: The WDR 2 Christmas Miracle in Essen
• 15 Oct Creative Halloween and autumn magic ideas with Sonnenglas.
• 27 Sept Light in the Wild: When Craft Meets Conservation
• 12 Sept Fair Week 2025: Sonnenglas Lights Up the Movement
• 07 Aug Sonnenglas® - Honored as “Company of the Future”
• 23 Jul Light from the Underworld – Our SOMOs put to the test by scouts
• 04 Jul Sonnenglas Wins Top Spot in Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Solar Light Review
• 03 Jun Light in The Huts: Kathy Kempen's New Project in Eritrea
• 19 May Cape Flowers: South African Floral Splendor
• 14 May Double Honor at the Red Dot Design Award 2025
• 07 May Sonnenglas® EN (縁) – A Collaboration Across Continents
• 28 Apr Sonnenglas Light Carafes® Win the iF Design Award
• 08 Apr Polarstern & Sonnenglas: Solar Energy in a Double Pack
• 06 Apr Easter with Sonnenglas®
• 16 Mar Nicky in Portrait: The Creative Soul Behind Our Crochet Decoration
• 09 Feb Valentine's Day Gifts That Shine
• 22 Jan Maxwell's Beadwork

2024

• 20 Dec Merry Christmas from Johannesburg!
• 07 Dec SOMO Generation 6 at the Dezeen Awards 2024
• 29 Nov The Perfect Gift for the Christmas Season
• 07 Nov "Good Design" Around the World: Sonnenglas® - A Light That Connects
• 16 Oct The new Light Carafes and Adventure Mounts from Sonnenglas®
• 24 Sept Celebrating Heritage Day at Sonnenglas®: Embracing Tradition and Unity
• 17 Sept Madiba Challenge x Sonnenglas®: How we combine the power of sport and the sun
• 14 Aug Let There Be Light: Fighting Darkness in Madagascar with Our SOMO Solar Modules
• 25 Jul The First Solar Lamp with the Blue Angel!
• 08 Jul Art that lives, moves and glows
• 02 Jul €10,000 for Flood Relief: Donation from the Rainbow Animal Edition
• 24 Jun Craftsmanship Meets Innovation: The Luminous Cooperation Between Sonnenglas® and the Carpentry Trade Association NRW
• 19 Jun A Loyal Customer Shares: Nathalie Blaauw and Her Love for Sonnenglas®
• 02 May Sonnenglas® - the most beautiful Mother's Day Gift
• 30 Apr HOREMI in Uganda: Education as a Path to Self-Determination
• 18 Apr Sonnenglas® at the "Fair Handeln" trade fair
• 03 Apr New: The most beautiful Sonnenglas® of all time
• 21 Mar Together We Are the Light in the Darkness of Earth Hour
• 18 Mar World Recycling Day: How Sonnenglas® Makes a Difference
• 02 Jan A Radiant Start to the New Year

2023

• 25 Nov Three creative gift ideas with Sonnenglas for a sustainable Christmas
• 13 Nov Sonnenglas in winter: Tips, tricks and frequently asked questions
• 26 Oct Big See Product Design Award
• 05 Oct A Beacon of Hope in Eritrea
• 25 Sept Sonnenglas at the Autarkia in Berlin
• 21 Jun Congratulations on the anniversary: 50 years of world stores!
• 21 Apr Sonnenglas® wins iF Design Award 2023 in the Lighting category
• 30 Mar The rainbow animal - a gift to the flood victims of Ahrweiler
• 02 Feb Good path! Visit to Victoria Yards
• 25 Jan News from Sonnenglas®

2020

• 30 Sept For a brighter future
• 30 Apr Sonnenglas® Bright Minds: Antoine Loredo
• 28 Jan Light for Nepal

2019

• 01 Sept Red Dot Award 2019 for Sonnenglas® Mini
• 26 Aug Featured Tablescape: Secret Garden by Karan Barton
• 25 Jun Sonnenglas at the Bio Marché
• 22 May 3 spring sun destinations
• 11 Apr 5 Easter ideas for your Sonnenglas®
• 27 Mar Featured Tablescape: Seaside Sunset by Leslie Saeta
• 05 Mar Sonnenglas Bright Minds: Maren Urner
• 07 Feb Spread messages of love on Valentine's Day with the Sonnenglas
• 09 Jan Sonnenglas Bright Minds: Samuel & Carsten Waldeck

2018

• 20 Dec Christmas in South Africa
• 17 Dec Hello Sunshine, hello Sonnenglas Mini!
• 03 Dec Giving the gift of Sonnenglas
• 26 Nov 7 Gifts with meaning
• 20 Nov On the sunny side
• 08 Nov "The Ocean Cleanup" cleans up the sea
• 02 Oct 6 Ideas for Decorating Your Sonnenglas This Autumn
• 15 Aug Sonnenglas Bright Minds: Florian Henle
• 07 Aug Saving the planet - one lantern at a time
• 19 Jul Making a Sonnenglas keepsake capsule
• 18 Jul „A better world for all“ – Nelson Mandela Day 2018
• 28 Jun Sun glass at the Street Child Marathon 2018
• 23 Jun The perfect summer party
• 21 Jun Our top 5 sun songs
• 12 Jun Why fair trade matters
• 06 Jun Sonnenglas Bright Minds: Shia Su
• 31 May 10 fun facts about solar energy
• 28 May 7 perfect places to take Sonnenglas this summer
• 22 May Fair Trade from South Africa
• 07 May The perfect gift for Mother’s Day
• 25 Apr Sonnenglas Stories: Maxwell the wire artist
• 05 Apr Sonnenglas Bright Minds: Dave Erasmus
• 26 Mar Earth Hour 2018 - lights off for climate protection
• 12 Mar Don't put it in the bin - life without waste
• 20 Feb Sunshine Studies
• 09 Feb 5 sustainable gifts for Valentine’s Day

2017

• 09 Nov Life unplugged!
• 07 Oct Light for the World
• 02 Oct Hi, I’m Yvonne