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Invented by Craven Walker, the lava lamp was inspired by a homemade lamp fashioned from a cocktail shaker, bar glasses, and oil that Walker saw in a pub in late 1940s. He spent over ten years perfecting his design, and then sold the rights to two entrepreneurs to sell them in the U.S. as Lava Lite Lamps. This piece of iconic, psychadelic 60s decor is still made with heated wax and chemicals floating in dyed water, just like Walker’s original design.

As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized some o… [more]

My grandparents were antique collectors all their lives, their whole house was furnished in antiques. They had a lo… [more]

Mid-century Modern used the technology of mass production to produce good-looking pieces of furniture out of the la… [more]

What got me interested in TV lamps? I’ve always had an interest in the tackier artifacts of the 1950s and 60s. The… [more]

Stephen Coles' really visual blog dedicated to the Modernist era of design from 1940 to 1970 (aka Mid-century Moder… [read review or visit site]

This stunning gallery of 138 Tiffany lamps and lampshades, part of the Dr. Egon Neustadt Collection presented by th… [read review or visit site]

This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]

Lamp collector and dealer Dan Edminster has put together an incredible reference site on antique lamps and related … [read review or visit site]

Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [read review or visit site]

Get a taste of how homes were lit in the 50s, 60s, and 70s with the Danish retro-style lighting designs featured on… [read review or visit site]

Mark Stevens has created an impressive living memorial to Texans Inc., a 20th century Texas manufacturer of ceramic… [read review or visit site]

This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [read review or visit site]

Bruce Bleier's tribute to the Emeralite and Bellova lampshades made from Czech glass and popularized and distribute… [read review or visit site]

This incredible site is a stunning showcase for Victorian and contemporary fairy lamps, a style of lamp with a glas… [read review or visit site]

Terry Marsh’s beautiful showcase of gas-pressure lanterns, lamps, stoves, irons, and heaters from the 1920s o… [read review or visit site]
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