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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Robyn Vinter

‘Nostalgic and calming’: lava lamps are groovy again as sales glow

Lava lamps
Lava lamps on display at the Mathmos factory. The British-based company has sold out of its stock in the run-up to Christmas. Photograph: Peter Flude/The Guardian

Depending on your age, you may remember them from Doctor Who and The Prisoner in the 1960s, or from TFI Friday and the Big Breakfast in the 90s. Or if you’re young enough, you might not remember them at all. But now it seems lava lamps are back.

Rising sales would suggest a third wave of the lava lamp phenomenon is on the horizon, thanks to the ongoing trend towards mid-century interiors and gen Z’s fascination with the late 90s and early 2000s.

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