Stats on the fluidium: Finish: Injection molded polycarbonate and soda lime glass. Top cap, reads- Mathmos Designed by Ross Lovegrove. Current 2007 price: £50. Originally £65. Ross Lovegrove is one of Europe's leading product designers. Inspired by organic forms he was worked on a diverse range of subjects from a solar house to aircraft interiors with names such as Sony, Apple, Louis Vuitton and Biomega. Lovegrove's signature pieces include the Spin chair for Driade, Bud lighting for Lucepan and kitchen utensils for Guzzini. In this collaboration with Mathmos, Lovegrove has an opportunity for his bold, organic shapes to reach a new audience and to work at last with a British Manufacturer. Fluidum received a lot of press attention and was was seen in stores in the UK such as John Lewis and the gadgethub. I first saw the fluidium when I was in Oxford Street in london and saw a beautiful display with a row of them in the window of the Gadget shop. The opal fluidium was my second lamp and still stands today working well. There are two Generations of Fluidium earlier editions have a glass insert within the base and shipped with colour enhancing bulbs. Fluidium also had a green model with blue/green colour combo and an orange version which had Violet/Purple colour combo.
Fluidium was a fusion of Mathmos and the world reclaimed organic designer: Ross Lovegrove. Together they are invincible.
Above: Photo shoot for Mathmos Modern Range featuring the Fluidium. Presumably in opal.
Above image displays the: Green, Orange, White and Yellow Fluidium. Turn up the visual volume with colour boosting bulbs from Mathmos. Mathmos no longer provides the colour boasting bulbs for the fluidium and these are extremely hard to find.
Above: Initial lineup of Mathmos Fluidium line. The orange and opal fluidium were dropped from the product lineup. The Mathmos Fluidium is essentially a lava lamp from Mathmos designed for the New Millennium. Made from injection molded polycarbonate with molded soda lime Glass this lamp was designed by Ross Lovegrove. Available currently in two superb colours, the ultra-modern Mathmos Fluidium draws attention to itself in any location. As with all decorative lighting, the Fluidium will be best appreciated in subdued lighting. Below: Remaining colours of fluidium left in production: Yellow and Green. Also below graphics used on the top flaps of the fluidium boxes. Indicating the partnership of Mathmos and Ross Lovegrove.
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