Kimono lantern build night will be this Monday. Come join in on the fun. You can learn how to solder and also help people in the quake/tsunami stricken region.

Otherwise you can also come hang out and plan activities for disaster relief, make stuff (the soldering irons will be occupied), or just eat potato chips in the corner.

Details:
2011-04-25, 19.30 to ~23.00.

Bring a pair of working hands, we'll provide the parts :)

Another Kimono Lantern build day. I'll be kitting up components and soldering lanterns. Feel free to come on down and join. It will be from 11 am to 4 pm.

This is the second Kimono lantern build day and will last from 11 am to 4 pm. Come on down if you have some time. No soldering experience required.

The first Kimono lantern build day will be this Saturday. Come join in on the fun. You can learn how to solder and also help people in the quake/tsunami stricken region.

Otherwise you can also come hang out and plan activities for disaster relief, make stuff (the soldering irons will be occupied), or just eat potato chips in the corner.

Details:
2011-04-02, 11 am to 4 pm

Bring a pair of working hands :)

if you cannot come but are interested we are also accepting donations

This is the project page for the Kimono Solar Lantern. The name comes from Lauren's restaurant, the Kimono Winebar. She wanted something to decorate her restaurant's patio at night and this was the result.

The concept is to reuse things like mason jars or other objects and turn them into solar powered lanterns. Lauren originally suggested the concept of using mason jars, but we decided to put this in kit form and with mounting holes so that anything can be used as a solar powered night light.

Some interesting features of this kit is: