by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Feb 20, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Aurora has now shipped its first full container, full of Sweet Salone products, all handmade in Sierra Leone. It is a major milestone for Aurora and the artisans we work with. We look forward to seeing the outcome and continuing on the same path to support artisanal...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Jan 22, 2021 | Sweet Salone
Last November during our ‘Get-ready-for-Christmas-market’, we donated 10% of all sales to the Sierra Leonean charity Uman Tok. Therefore, we were very happy to receive news from Uman Tok this week that with the donation, they have been able to provide...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Nov 13, 2020 | Pottery School, Sweet Salone, Uncategorized
INSIGHT magazine visited us at Aurora and went on a trip to Waterloo to see the Lettie Stuart Pottery learn about our Sweet Salone project and the story behind the Lettie Stuart Pottery. The Waterloo Potters of Sierra Leone – creativity from clay...
by Suzanne Regterschot | Oct 22, 2020 | Sweet Salone
Nú nýlega var gefin út heimildamynd um Hugdettu, hönnunarteymi sem hefur unnið með Auroru velgerðasjóði að Sweet Salone verkefninu. Hugdetta er vöru -og innanhússhönnunar fyrirtæki sem staðsett er í Þingeyjarsveit og í heimildamyndinni er tekið fyrir hvort tveggja...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Sep 15, 2020 | Sweet Salone
by Suzanne Regterschot | Apr 2, 2020 | Sweet Salone
Aurora Foundation has been an active participant in the arts and crafts industry through our Sweet Salone project. Icelandic designed goods produced in Sierra Leone have been sold in various shops in Iceland. The designs are often a result of a collaboration between...
