In 2024, Mathmos’ Astro Lava Lamp celebrates its 60th anniversary with a series of creative collaborations that include a lava lamp by Sabine Marcelis that honours the design's original magic with a ...

Sabine Marcelis and Mathmos unveiled a new burgundy Lava Lamp, their second collaboration, previewed at the designer's VitraHaus Loft installation and featuring her distinctive take on colour and ...

A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging sixties, a year before Beatlemania burst forth. It quickly became a staple of university rooms and basements, casting ...

The home décor staple of the 1960s and early ’70s counterculture is making a comeback. By Jessica Bumpus Samuel Elmore first saw a lava lamp when he was about 12 or 13 years old and walking through a ...

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As the lava lamp celebrates its 60th birthday, we take a look at the groovy history of this iconic piece of decor. A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging ...