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little sun is a social business and global project founded by artist olafur eliasson and engineer frederik ottesen to bring clean, reliable, affordable energy to the 1.1 billion people in the world living in off-grid areas without electricity.
designboom spoke with CEO of little sun, john heller, about charting a roadmap from personal to social climate advocacy, and engaging creative voices to guide humanity to a better future.
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Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
Wege Prize 2027: a Student Design Competition for the Circular Economy deadline: october 4th, 2026 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
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Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
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Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
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