A lava lamp is a novelty item typically used for decoration and ambience rather than illumination; the slow rise and fall of the randomly-shaped blobs of wax is fancifully suggestive of the flow of lava, hence the name. The moving blobs of wax are constantly showing an art show ! The lamps are available with a wide variety of container styles and colors of wax and liquid. They rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s and are often associated with the hippie … Continue reading →