While we're on the Christmas present tip (I've been posting a different, affordable gift idea a day all month in case you've missed them), this could be the solution for that teenage niece, just-out-of-home-er, or godson on the list.
A lava lamp: what do you think?
While I probably wouldn't have a lava lamp at home myself these days, I do have a very soft spot for the things, as illustrated
Showing posts with label mathmos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mathmos. Show all posts
Student bedrooms
Last week I wrote about the 50th anniversary of the Mathmos lava lamp (and the surprising character who invented it). I recalled the orange/yellow example I found in a junk shop in my teens and which I managed to transport through several moves around the country. Well this week I've found the photographic evidence.
And some extras to boot. So here, I am slightly ashamed to admit, are my
And some extras to boot. So here, I am slightly ashamed to admit, are my
Labels:
mathmos,
my house,
real homes
Ever wondered how a lava lamp was made?
You might have heard that classic student bedroom accessory, the lava lamp, turns 50 this year. Or, at least, Mathmos, the company behind the 1963 invention does.
Image: www.mathmos.com
Did you have one of these classic stoner accessories decorating a former bedroom? I delicately hauled the one I owned through many different abodes, none of which – alas – bore any resemblance to the
Image: www.mathmos.com
Did you have one of these classic stoner accessories decorating a former bedroom? I delicately hauled the one I owned through many different abodes, none of which – alas – bore any resemblance to the
Labels:
bits and bobs,
films,
lighting,
mathmos
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