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17-25 October 2026
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Solar Buddies

A scalable solar powered lighting system to elevate outdoor events

Hosted by Jason Pi

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
A light that never goes out
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Assembled dock
Assembled dock
Zahra Ghiasi, Jason Pi, Lucien Tirou
We created Solar Buddies to elevate and extend outdoor events such as food and music festivals. With these lamps, users could enhance and extend their outdoor social gatherings.

Description

Given a project brief that dealt with the somber issues of climate change and population displacement, we wanted to design a product that could demonstrate the potential of an off-grid lighting solution while also maintaining a playful tone. Our lighting system is comprised of a compact solar charging dock, capable of charging up to 10 lamps within 8 hours. Using a built-in battery, the dock could store power during the day and charge the lamps even when after sundown.
Charging during the day
Charging during the day
Zahra Ghiasi, Jason Pi, Lucien Tirou
Retrieving lamp
Retrieving lamp
Zahra Ghiasi, Jason Pi, Lucien Tirou

By

Jason Pi

Hosted by

Lund University School of Industrial Design
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Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir