From shag carpeting to shabby chic to Ikea, this interactive infographic visualizes a history of interior design. Designers over at Harvey Water Softeners have created an illustrated guide to the ...

Local residents recently came to the Barrington Area Library to find out more about the Lava Lamp and whether the popular cultural icon of the 1960s remains relevant in today’s world. Company ...

As the lava lamp celebrates its 60th birthday, we take a look at the groovy history of this iconic piece of decor. A symbol of counterculture and psychedelia, the lava lamp was born in the swinging ...

• British inventor Edward Craven Walker created the “Astro” Lamp which he presented at a trade show in Brussels in 1965 which caught the eye of entrepreneur Adolph Wertheimer. He and his partner ...

NOSTALGIA PROBABLY ranks somewhere near the bottom on the list of causes of kidney failure. But a 1996 report in the Annals of Emergency Medicine relays the story of a 65-year-old man who guzzled the ...