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01.01.19

Kæru samstarfsaðilar og velunnarar

Við óskum ykkur gleðilegs nýs árs – megi gæfa og gleði fylgja ykkur

Við þökkum fyrir samstarf og stuðning á undanförnum árum og hlökkum til nýrra ævintýra

Árið í hnotskurn:

January

Aurora’s founders visited Sierra Leone and met with Aurora’s partners including the weavers in Brama Town, who are working with us in our Sweet Salone project

February

Weaving of a Sweet Salone pillow and blanket, designed by 1+1+1 underway, preparation for Design March 2018 underway

March

Sweet Salone products designed by 1+1+1 on display at Design March 2018

April

Villagers in Brama Town see the video Aurora made about the town’s weavers

May

And then they were four! Agnes joins Aurora’s office in Freetown

June

Fabric shopping in Malama Thomas Street Freetown for Sweet Salone dresses designed by As We Grow

July

Sweet Salone products for sale in Museum of Design and Applied Art, Iceland

August

We visited the two microfinance companies we have been supporting for the last few years

September

In Sierra Leone we have been looking for locally grown cotton for our Sweet Salone products, here we are in Samabendu, Tongolili seeing how the women spin the cotton

October

This fabulous team worked together in preparing for the re-opening of the Lettie Stuart Pottery School and Center

November

What a team! Musicians from Iceland, Sierra Leone and the UK jammed during the first Freetown Music Writing Week

December

The winners of the Kraumur Music Awards 2018

 

Sweet Salone at Maison & Objet Paris 2026

Sweet Salone at Maison & Objet Paris 2026

We kicked off 2026 with excitement, gratitude, and pride as Sweet Salone returned to Paris for our third showcase at the Maison & Objet Exhibition.From January 15th to 19th, 2026, we had the honor of once again presenting our unique collaboration of Sierra Leonean...

Lettie Stuart Pottery Centre Acquires Electric Potters Wheel

Lettie Stuart Pottery Centre Acquires Electric Potters Wheel

Lettie Stuart Pottery Centre in Sierra Leone has recently acquired their first brand-new electric potters wheel. The centre, which has been operating using manual kickwheels since their inception, purchased the wheel using funds earned from their own pottery sales....

Aurora Foundation Celebrates Staff Scholars in Iceland

Aurora Foundation Celebrates Staff Scholars in Iceland

We are proud to announce that Fatmata Barrie and Hasatu Bah have begun an exciting journey at the University of Iceland as part of the GRO GEST postgraduate program, sponsored by the Government of Iceland. Over the next five months, they will explore gender equality...