www.lavalamptimeline.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. New designs such as Lunar (1991) and Telstar (1993) were launched. The Nordic design of the past would be reintroduced as Jet in a black spray painted finish. Over the 1990s, the demand for the lava lamp grew and grew, these images below from the later 1990s show the vibrance of Mathmos with products such as: Astro, Astro Baby, Jet, Telstar, Glitter Baby and Lunar ... Enjoy the images below ... |
www.lavalamptimeline.com | The Return of the lava lamp in the 1990s | Mathmos Telstar The Mathmos Telstar was a new design for the 1990s which looked to the space race of the 1960s, to present a rocket design. Whilst Telstar has the same name as a previous Crestworth lamp, it is completely different with a rocket design that features cast metal legs and a pointy rocket cap. The genius of Telstar is that it utilised Astro Baby bottles, so it can also be used with Glitter Baby (please see below) and Glitter Ball bottles for dazzling effect. The design's construction has changed over the years but the form is still the same. Telstar was launched in 1993. Telstar went on hiatus in 2002 but would later be relaunched in Summer 2005 by Mathmos. Telstar was also initially offered in anodised body colours with: Gold, Pinkish Violet and Blue. |
www.lavalamptimeline.com | Mathmos Giant Designs & 50th Anniversary Lava Lamp There have been several large liquid-only formulation lava lamps over the years, which are often used for promotional events and occasionally sold. Designs such as the: Giant and Fireball are giant 1990s designs. Mathmos Monster was launched in 2010 alongside Mathmos Smart Astro. Mathmos also created a Giant lava lamp displayed at the Royal Festival Hall in 2013 for Mathmos' 50th Anniversary. |
www.lavalamptimeline.com | The Return of the lava lamp in the 1990s | Mathmos Jet The Jet was first seen in the 1990s and is a direct adaptation of the former Nordic design. The Jet was Mathmos' entry level lava lamp throughout the 1990s and beyond. Most often seen its metal black glossy finish, and occasionally in a metallic finish, it was offered in a myriad of colour options. It was briefly offered with glitter in the mid 1990s and would transition to an ABS plastic finish in the later 1990s, seen in funky fresh colours for fun. Whilst Jet is no longer produced bottles are easy to find on auction sites such as eBay or one can perform the manual refill process. In 1999, Mathmos launched the Jet in bright day-glo colours such as: Yellow, Pink, Orange and Green ... Enjoy the images below ... |
www.lavalamptimeline.com | Glitter Baby, Glitter Ball and All things Metallic lava ... In the 1990s, Mathmos relaunched Astro Mini as Astro Baby, and just like the Astro, they moved from the copper finish of the past to a more modern aluminium finish. Alongside the Astro Baby, Mathmos also created a Glitter version named Glitter Baby. In 1999, Mathmos showed for the first time, Glitter Ball, a new kind of lava lamp that combined glitter with lava to create metallic lava. Metallic lava would also be introduced in the Astro range in: Red, Purple and Green. |
