When designer Sabine Marcelis teamed up with Mathmos, the original creators of the 1960s lava lamp, the result was less a retro gadget and more a piece of living sculpture.
Together they’ve created the Column, a towering three-meter-tall lava lamp that blends light, motion, and design into one mesmerizing form.
An abstract fish tank?
The Column is a frosted glass cylinder filled with gently floating wax shapes, glowing in soft pastel hues of pink, peach, and green. Instead of a tabletop accessory, it becomes the room itself, an illuminated column of slow, hypnotic movement.
Marcelis brings her signature minimalist touch to the project, transforming the lava lamp’s playful essence into something refined and architectural.
By stretching its form vertically and removing visual clutter, the design elevates nostalgia into something contemporary and ethereal.
All that scale and design doesn’t come cheap. The Column Lava Lamp is available in three colors for £8,500.00.
