Light Carafe
Water by day. Light by night.
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Straight from the maker — no middlemen Incl. VAT, plus shippingThe concept
A carafe for the table — and when the sun goes down, it becomes a lamp. The SOMO solar light sits in the lid: it charges through the day and glows through the evening. Two sizes, four shapes, one idea.
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Find your Light Carafe
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R 940,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping
R 480,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping
R 390,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping
R 1 040,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping R 480,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping R 390,00
Incl. VAT, plus shipping
The story
Elegant light for your table. The Light Carafe brings the SOMO solar light from the campsite to the dinner table.
R 1 090,00
Incl. VAT, plus shippingThe Light Carafe is the Sun Jar's elegant sister: a glass carafe with the modular SOMO solar light living inside. It charges by the window or on the balcony by day and stands on the table by night — warm white, dimmable light at 3000K, bright enough to read by, calm enough to talk by. One charge easily carries an evening: up to 28 hours on the medium setting. Mouth-blown in Eswatini, it becomes a Light Carafe with us in Johannesburg.
Social Impact by Design. Made in Africa.
“The Light Carafe is the most uncompromising glass object we have ever made—in sustainability and in impact.”
From waste to elegance
Why? It is made entirely from recycled glass, and it is mouth-blown. The glass comes from discarded bottles, collected by people in Eswatini. For many, collecting bottles is their only source of income. And every Light Carafe passes through many hands: collecting, sorting, melting, blowing, cutting, finishing.
Made in Africa
By hand, in Eswatini
From waste to elegance · 1
Collecting bottles
Discarded beverage bottles serve as the raw material. For many people, collecting bottles is their only source of income. The Light Carafes are made from 100% recycled glass.
From waste to elegance · 2
Recycling
The bottles are sorted, washed and shredded. The raw material is then melted down. The furnace runs on used cooking oil, and the electricity comes from the glassworks' own solar system.
From waste to elegance · 3
Glassblowing in teamwork
Glassblowing combines hard physical labour and delicate craftsmanship. It takes about a year of training to make a Light Carafe. A single one passes through the hands of seven people: blowing, cutting, finishing.
The film
From our hands, to yours
A day at the glassworks in Eswatini, from the heap of broken glass to the finished Light Carafe.
Watch the film (1:22)All Light Carafes
New light for your favourite jar: Upgrade programme
Which Light Carafe fits you?
 Light Carafe C1 1000ml · incl. SOMO R 990,00 View product |  Light Carafe C2 1000ml · incl. SOMO R 990,00 View product | Light Carafe M1 750ml · incl. SOMO R 940,00 View product |  Light Carafe M2 750ml · incl. SOMO R 940,00 View product | |
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| Solar light | SOMO Classicincluded | SOMO Classicincluded | SOMO Miniincluded | SOMO Miniincluded |
| Brightness | up to 100 lumens | up to 100 lumens | up to 70 lumens | up to 70 lumens |
| Light duration | up to 28 h | up to 28 h | up to 18 h | up to 18 h |
| Runtime levels | 100 / 28 / 5 h (low / std / max) | 100 / 28 / 5 h (low / std / max) | 70 / 18 / 3 h (low / std / max) | 70 / 18 / 3 h (low / std / max) |
| Light color | 3000K warm white | 3000K warm white | 3000K warm white | 3000K warm white |
| Color rendering | CRI 80 | CRI 80 | CRI 80 | CRI 80 |
| Charging | Solar + USB-C | Solar + USB-C | Solar + USB-C | Solar + USB-C |
| Weather rating | IP64 | IP64 | IP64 | IP64 |
| Capacity | 1000 ml | 1000 ml | 750 ml | 750 ml |
| Height | 26,8 cm | 26,8 cm | 20,5 cm | 20,5 cm |
| Diameter | 9,8 cm | 9,8 cm | 9,5 cm | 11,2 cm |
| Weight | 508 g | 542 g | 363 g | 395 g |
Frequently asked questions
More questions? Chat with us
The Light Carafe, a SOMO solar light (generation 6) and a cork. If you already own a generation 6 SOMO, for example from a Sun Jar, write to info@sonnenglas.net and we'll send the Light Carafe on its own.
The solar light sits on the Light Carafe as its lid. Line up the dot on the SOMO with the metal dot on the neck: the Light Carafe lights up, and the day/night sensor switches it on and off with the light. To switch off, turn the SOMO at least 2 cm away from the metal dot. Or use the button on the module itself, then without the automatic.
Yes, on a gentle glass programme at max. 45 °C. The cork and the SOMO solar light of course stay out of the dishwasher.
Yes. Every Light Carafe is made from 100% recycled packaging glass and is food-safe. The raw material is tested in the lab regularly.
No. The SOMO's LEDs are so efficient that they produce no noticeable heat.
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