With the rise of retro-inspired design and the embrace of mood lighting, lava lamps are once again gracing desks, shelves, and side tables. Their hypnotic glow pairs perfectly with trends like ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Lava lamps might be the most cult item of lighting in the world. Since their invention in 1963, millions of the lamps have been sold across the globe.

As a lover of lava lamps, [Julian Butler] knew when he saw a coworker’s modern LED incarnation of the classic piece of illuminated decor that he had to have one for himself. The only problem was ...

Jessica Orwig: No. It really does look like human fat. Jones: That's me and my boss opening up a lava lamp. [glugging] Oh! Are we getting these noises, guys? Our goal was simple: to figure out ...

This will be the main liquid in your lava lamp. Choose a food colouring and add a few drops to the jar, it should sink to the bottom underneath the oil. Adjust the amount based on your desired ...

Rather than illumination, the purpose of lava lamps is “to create mood,” says Stephen Horner, who teaches lighting design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. The fixture’s dynamic ...

Like many projects, this one started with a harmless question. “Will lava lamps work in a high-gravity environment such as Jupiter?”. Well, as it turns out, this harmless question was not so ...