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www.hippielight.com | The Return of the lava lamp in the 1990s | Mathmos - Continues the story of the lava lamp ...

In the late 1980s, Cressida Granger & David Mulley approached Edward & Christine Craven Walker, to remarket the lava lamp to a new generation. The result was Mathmos. Lamps from the past returned with refreshed colour ways and replacing the copper anodic finish of the past with a more contemporary silver aluminium finish. Over the 1990s, the demand for the lava lamp grew and grew, these images below from different moments of time from the 1990s show the vibrance of Mathmos with products such as: Astro, Astro Baby, Jet, Telstar, Glitter Baby and Lunar ...

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www.hippielight.com | Presents the Mathmos Fibre Space, Faze 2 & Faze 3 Designs ...

Mathmos produced a selection of fibre optic lamps over the 1990s such as the: Jupiter 2, Starburst and lastly the Fibre Space. Mathmos also produced a line of colour changing bulb powered lava lamps under the name Faze. Enjoy the images of the Fibre Space, Faze 2 (Tubular model below) Faze 3 (Pyramid model below) below ...

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www.hippielight.com | Presenting the Mathmos Space Projector | Oil & Graphic Projections ...

In the 1990s, Mathmos created the Space Projector, a trippy light projector that features GOBO slide wheels that rotate within and project a kinetic liquid image on any blank surface. In the 2000s, Mathmos extended on their Space Projector concept with graphic slides that present surreal wallpaper rotating and Graphic packs which superimpose onto the oil wheel projection. Enjoy the images below ...

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www.hippielight.com | Presents Great British Lava Lamp Designs Over the Years ...

For over five decades British Crestworth & Mathmos lava lamp design have illuminated millions of homes worldwide. From the iconic Astro, to the spacey Telstar, to the stunning floor-standing Lunar of the 1990s, to the iconic Astro Mini, or its later adaptation as Astro Baby, to even the candle-powered Fireflow R1 design, these lava lamps are beautiful, iconic and timeless pieces of design.

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www.hippielight.com | Presents Mathmos Fluidium | Designed by Ross Lovegrove ...
Launched in 2000, Fluidium was a radical new take on the lava lamp, designed by Ross Lovegrove, with an opposite form to the Astro lamp (please see first image below). Fluidium was original launched in: Opal, Orange, Yellow and Green. The Green version would also feature the additional Blue/ Green colourway and the Orange version would also feature the additional Violet/ Orange colourway. Opal and Orange were retired leaving just the Yellow and Green models.

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www.hippielight.com | Presenting the Jetstream lava lamp design ...

Mathmos Jetstream was a concept to refresh the Jet lava lamp via a slide-on cover that would simply just slide over the Mathmos Jet (after removing the top cap), and instantly transform the Jet into Jetstream. Jetstream was produced in Silver and White and works well with the bright Jet series of the late 1990s too.

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Welcome to www.hippielight.com Mini Index, a site dedicated to the history, heritage and nostalgia of the "lava lamp" and other beautiful vintage lights such as rain lamps. Created by Anthony Voz. Thank you for visiting www.hippielight.com | www.hippielight.com

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