ICONIC lava lamp brand Mathmos has announced a new collection of limited edition Astro lava lamps in celebration of its 60th Anniversary.
The Poole company's first collaboration is with Studio Job founder Job Smeets.
Job has introduced his bold and colourful approach to design into Mathmos' classic Astro lava lamp.
He has chosen clear liquid and red lava and brass for the base and cap, ornate with etchings of animal skeletons, with the inscription Perished 2023 | Studio Job for Mathmos on top of the cap.
The glass has a graduated gold finish at the top and bottom which obscures the lava completely when turned off.
Job Smeets said: "The Lava lamp is connected to my youth in the 70s;for me,it’s such an iconic design. The lamp is like a little theatre in itself,so I tried to make it as dramatic as possible within theconstraints of this shape, like a dance macabre. Normally,you see a retro vintage feel, now,with the skeletons and red lavait becomes gothic and classical.”
Cressida Granger of Mathmos said: ”I love this collaboration; true to their style, Studio Job has brought their eccentric,maximalist style to our classic Astro lava lamp: both morbid and humorous, it looks brilliantboth on and off.”
Further collaborations are set to be revealed over the coming weeks.
Founded by Edward Craven Walker in 1963, Mathmos has been led by Cressida Granger since 1989.
From its manufacturing base in Dorset, Mathmos has produced and sold millions of its lava lamps globally, gaining a host of awards and cult following along the way.
The Astro was the first lava lamp launched in 1963 and designed by Edward Craven Walker, and it has been in continuous British production since its launch.
The Mathmos Astro lava lamp is part of several museum collections and is widely recognised as a pop design classic.
Each collaboration is strictly limited to 600 pieces, and each piece is numbered.
Made by hand in Britain, each collaboration will drop weekly every Thursday until the end of October.
Each lamp will be priced £130 including delivery, and available exclusively from Mathmos websites.
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