The Revival of the lava lamp | The 1990s Arrive ...
As the 1990s arrived, a new era for the lava lamp would arrive. In the late 1980s, Edward Craven Walker was approached by two entrepreneurs Cressida Granger and David Mulley who expressed interest in continuing the lava lamp to its next chapter. The result was a rebranding to Mathmos and the return of the lava lamp to create a second era of success in the 1990s.
The core range of the lava lamp would stay very much but with key changes. The copper finish of the past would be dropped to a more modern highly polished mirror silver finish. This was seen in the Astro model.
The Astro Mini would return in a white finish known as Comet.
Comet would be more popularly seen a hybrid design that featured a Astro to Astro Mini spun base and offered in beautiful metal finishes.
Jet continued the success of the tubular Nordic lamps of the past but featured a Jet black finish and for a short time a two-tone base design that featured a dull metal metal silver sleeve with a black base plate. This would eventually be retired for the gloss black finish.
A new design known as Rocket would be launched which offered a stunning chrome finish. Rocket has certain similarities to Crestworth's Telstar design but featured a beautiful rocket shaped cap. |