Give light
A gift that shines twice
For the person who unwraps it, every evening anew — and for the people in Johannesburg who make it, fairly. It lasts for years, grows more personal with every memory you put inside, and needs no cable and no socket.
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Lasting
Stainless steel and real glass. The light can be swapped and upgraded.
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Personal
Inside goes what matters: shells, a photo, a memory.
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Meaningful
Made fairly in Johannesburg, in a factory that runs almost entirely on solar power.
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Useful
Charges in the sun, glows every evening. No cable, no socket.
Right now
Christmas in a jar
A sprig of fir, a dried orange slice, a cinnamon stick — or fake snow and a tiny snowman. By day the jar sits on the table as a decoration; at night it lights up by itself. When the winter sun is not enough, it charges over USB-C.
Christmas giftsDecorate it yourself
What goes in the jar is up to you
The jar opens. By day it is a decoration, at night it glows from within. The same lantern becomes a different gift every time.
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Christmas in a jar Fir, red baubles and a star. -
A jar of beach Sand and shells from the last holiday. A little sea every evening. -
The photo in the jar Your favourite picture against the glass. At night it glows. -
Flowers that stay Lavender and grasses — maybe from the bouquet. -
For the kids' room The dinosaurs move in. Glass — for careful hands. -
A piece of forest Moss, stones and bark from the Sunday walk. -
River pebbles Smooth stones from a day by the water. -
A small hero The figure from the shelf gets a light of its own.
By budget
Gifts for every budget
Every Sun Jar comes as a complete set with the SOMO solar light, and so do the Light Carafes here. Unwrap, put it in the sun, done.
Up to R 740
R 740 – R 970
A gift that grows with you: Upgrade programme
For outdoor people and gadget fans
Light that comes along
The SOMO sits in the lid of every Sun Jar: solar cell, battery and light in one module. It also works on its own. In the Adventure Mount it becomes a lamp for tent and backpack — with a detachable lanyard, a magnet and a ¼″ tripod mount, and it stands upright too. The SOMO Classic gives 100 lumens, charges in the sun or over USB-C and lasts up to 100 hours dimmed.
For every occasion
A light for every occasion
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Christmas
Fir in the jar, warm light for the long evenings.
Christmas gifts → -
Valentine's Day
A photo, a note and a light for the two of you.
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Mother's Day
Dried flowers, a card and warm light in the evening.
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Wedding
The Light Carafe for the first shared table.
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Housewarming
No socket, no drill — light from the very first night.
Housewarming gifts →
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Birthday
Put inside what you share — sand from the last holiday, a photo, a card.
Sun Jar Mini -
Thank-you gift
For the neighbour who watered the plants. The Mini is hardly bigger than a cup.
Sun Jar Mini -
Corporate gift
With your logo, laser-engraved in the glass or as a colour print.
Corporate gifts
A gift that gives twice
We make every Sun Jar by hand in our Fair-Trade-certified factory at Victoria Yards, Johannesburg. It has created steady jobs in a region where more than 60 percent of young people have no work. 100 percent of profits flow back into the company and its people. Give a Sun Jar and you give both: light here, steady work there.
Our storyFrequently asked questions
Because the claim rests on facts: recycled glass, sunlight instead of throwaway batteries, made in a Fair-Trade-certified factory that runs almost entirely on solar power. And because the SOMO module is replaceable, the gift does not end with the battery.
The Classic (1000 ml) is the big gift for balcony and garden table; the Mini is the small one for a windowsill. Both come as complete sets with the SOMO module — charge in the sun, glow in the evening.
Yes, and without an engraving: the jar opens. Put in a note, a photograph or a keepsake — in the evening the lantern literally glows around your shared piece of history.
Hardly. Stand it in the sun by day; it glows by night — the day/night sensor handles the switching. For grey weeks there is the USB-C port. That is all the recipient needs to know.
The people who build the lantern: steady, fairly paid jobs at Victoria Yards, Johannesburg — Fair-Trade-certified since 2013. 100 percent of profits flow back into the company and its people.
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