Fibre Optic UFO Lamp

If you were to visit my house in the middle of the night, you would think that nobody slept here. This is because I am very fond of the lighting that I have around the house, and tend to leave the odd lamp or two on at night. No, I'm not scared of the dark, nor am I doing it because I think my area is a high crime one, I choose to leave my lights on because they create such a lovely atmosphere. In my room alone I have a lamp in the shape of a light bulb encased in a see-through glass 'ice brick', a glitter style lava lamp and a retro wax lava lamp. I also have two desk lamps (one on my bedside table and one on my desk where my computer is) that have those ...

Those that know me will realise I am a big fan of the 1970s. Those that don’t know me have just learnt something. Being born in 1969, my childhood was full of gay (in the old sense of the word) British sitcoms, Abba songs and flared trousers. In the corner of our front room, we had a fibre optic lamp, a mainstay of household accessories in those days. Being into nostalgia, I was thrilled to see them back at the height of fashion and vowed to have one. My in-laws have a large silver based UFO design one on top of their TV. Being poorer, ours is much smaller (Can we say less ostentatious?) but still just as good – well, pretty damn ...