Where to buy/how much for Mathmos lamps in London?

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

I know very little about how many shops stock Mathmos, and what approximate equivalent prices in US dollars are.

My cousin is traveling to London on business this coming week-end. Depending on price, I'm considering asking her to see if she can buy me a new Mathmos. I'd like either an Astrobaby or a Fireflow.

What are (approximate) equivalent US prices, and where in London can these be bought?

I also have a color question: is there any good photo on OG showing the real difference in appearance between violet/red and violet/orange? I'm leaning towards a violet/orange as it appears that the red lava imparts a more pink hue to the liquid, whereas the orange leaves it vividly purple which I love.

I may, instead, ask her to buy me two bottles; do any stores in London proper stock just the globes?

[alan lovedog]

has the london mathmos shop gone then? - last time i was in london i made a special detour to visit only to find it's closed on the day i visited :(

[Simon Lloyd]

The shop in London has been closed permanently :o(

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

Didn't end up getting anything from the UK, but the cousin DID go to Japan and was able to track down something I could only get there (liquor sold only in Japan).

[Modulo '70]

 There's a shop called John Lewis in Purley Way near London which sells Mathmos lamps.

[Tim Gill]

When I have looked in John Lewis before I havent seen any Mathmos lava lamps - a Mathmos jelly wash but that was it.

There websight only sells china ones http://www.johnlewis.com/Search/Search.aspx?SearchTerm=lava+lamp

Its really surpising really when John Lewis sells high quality items and the price reflects this so why china lamps.

[Tim Gill]

I am going to re-open this topic - i have found that a chain called gallery gifts sell Mathmos lamps they have a shop in Bexleyheath (south east London) and shops around the south - Balasdon, Sutton, Basingstoke.

Hear is the link to there locations http://www.gallerygiftsonline.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=7

From talking to the guy at the Basingstoke branch it seams that the Bexleyheath shop has most of the lamps.

[Knut]

John Lewis on Oxford Street have Mathmos Astro's in stock as I bought one there on Saturday. Only blue/green or orange/violet. £57.00.