IKEA has partnered with Little Sun ? the social business co-founded by artist Olafur Eliasson ? on small domestic solar panels that store energy to provide light and power, and inspire action on climate change.
Currently in prototype stage, Sammanlänkad comprises a set of solar energy stores and the structures to hold them so that they can function as table and ceiling lights in the home, or be used as charging docks.
The rechargeable energy stores, or batteries, are circular domes about the size of a human hand.
The project intends a solar panel to be hung in a window of a home during daylight hours. This will store energy for use in the evening as a light source, or to charge small electronic devices such as laptops or phones.
The product is currently in prototype stage and includes a set of palm-sized energy stores Alongside the energy stores themselves, Eliasson has worked with IKEA on the design of a series of delicate metal structures to contain the batteries and allow them to be used as lights in the home.
Each structure features a number of interlocking metal spheres that form orbits around the battery, with the light source glowing from within. They are intended to be used both inside and outdoors.

Eliasson hopes that Sammanlänkad will also change peoples negative attitudes about the appearance of solar panels.
"One of the challenges is that we need to repurpose the experience of solar panels as a cool piece of technology. A charged battery is money in the...