Inspired by a home-made egg timer in an English pub, the lava lamp became a symbol of the fluidity of social mores in the 1960s. Like the bean bag and kinetic toys, it also represented a new humour ...

The lava lamp celebrates its 50th birthday Tuesday, and though it’s more kitsch than classic design, the piece remains just as memorable as mid-century furnishings from Eames, Noguchi and Saarinen.

As the lava lamp celebrates its 60th birthday, we take a look at the groovy history of this iconic piece of decor. A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging ...

Call them '60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday. A British ...

Call them ’60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday. A British ...