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One of the world's most loved lava lamps is the Mathmos Lunar, designed in the early 1990s and in production all throughout the 1990s Lunar became the high-end flagship product for Mathmos. Lunar is a floor-standing fabulous rocket lava lamp. Standing at 80cm tall, this lamp gives a statement that is so unique to itself. Lunar by Mathmos is famously photographed in a late 1990s Mathmos brochure with the Mathmos Man in awe of its wonderful presence. Lunar by Mathmos is regarded as a cult collectors piece for lava lamp collectors worldwide and is one of the most loved lava lamps of all time.

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The 1990s saw a revival of the Astro lamp and its derivatives. Older designs were modernised such as the Astro which moved to a silver based finish and other designs were launched. For example the famous Astro Mini would become Astro Baby in the later 1990s with once again a polished silver finish.

As Mathmos' 1990s lamps are moderised versions of the original designs, a great number of Mathmos' bottles are compatible with older lamps. For example an Astro Baby bottle is compatible to the Astro Mini. One great graphic showing the ability to have more than effect or colour in a lamp, is seen in a 1990s graphic showing a Telstar plus a Glitter Baby bottle will create a completely new effect. This also acted as an incentive for people to purchase extra bottles for their lamps. Separate bottles were also gift boxed to create an ideal gift.

Classic Mathmos 1990s lamps include: Astro, Astro Baby, Glitter Baby, Telstar, Lunar, Fibre Space to name a few. As the 1990s passed, so did the branding at Mathmos, with the introduction of characters. One of the more unknown characters can be seen in the images below: Collectable Collette - A collector who collects all Mathmos lava lamps. The 1990s at Mathmos can be seen below:

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Mathmos Faze 1- In the 1990s Mathmos developed a series of colour changing lights under the name of Faze. Faze 1 was the first design comprising of a semi-spherical base with a bubble shade formed from plastic strips that sit on a pole about the lamp. Simply switch on the lamp and watch it faze between colours.

Mathmos Faze 2- Faze 2.1 (Red - Blue) & Faze 2.2 (Yellow - Red) - The second generation of Faze features a tubular design replacing the earlier design. This design was part of a stunning display at Mathmos' Drury Lane Showroom Window in the 1990s.

Mathmos Faze 3- Mathmos' Faze 3 was the last of the Faze series created by Mathmos. In many ways the Faze series was the pre-runner for Mathmos' popular LED colour changing lamps of the 2000s. Mathmos' Faze started in the 1990s and continued well into the 2000s.
Faze 3 was a high end luxury lamp designed by Mathmos and targeted in the same price range as other high end products such as Lunar. Faze 3 was floor-standing by design, and had the essential form of a pyramid.

Faze 3 had the ability to colour change at different speeds and to react to sound. Faze 3 also shipped with a remote, circular in form and resembling the Mathmos M logo. The lamp could be controlled from a distance with this simple remote, that changes the mode of the lamp. With a metal base containing 3 lamps covered with coloured gels and topped with a polymer shade, Faze 3 was a lamp that created a statement. Mathmos' Faze 3 succeeded Faze 2 which was a tubular design and smaller in height. Faze 3 like Faze 1 & 2 utilised light bulbs to create the faze effect. Faze 3 is particularly stunning in the dark where the lamp looks like a pyramid of beautiful luminous colour and distinctive ambience. Image below courtesy of Tim Reynolds.