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Remember lava lamps? This modern update on the classic lava lamp does away with cords, instead promoting its ooey-gooey goodness using fire.

London UK-based Mathmos is getting set to release their new Fireflow lava lamps. The lights eliminate the need for electricity, instead substituting the heat of a simple tea light candle.

The Fireflow R1…

If you’re looking to make a real statement at your next dinner party, you might want to set the centerpiece of your table with these candles instead of the boring old beeswax jobs you picked up at Pier One.

The guys at Russian design shop Mystake have created these candles that look just like bombs…

Normal candle: hey LED candle! I’m made of wax!
LED candle: so am I.
Normal candle: people can put me out just by blowing on my flame!

LED candle: same here.
Normal candle: …
LED candle: people can put me ON just by blowing on my flame.
Normal candle: WAT
LED candle: BURN!

LED candle:…

There’s really not much I can say about this oddity, except that it’s a handmade candle featuring the likeness of Mario, along with what I think are some butterflies and ribbons.

The artist says that the outside won’t burn so you can reuse the candle with a tealight inside. Maybe it’s just my warped mind,…

This fun and funky candleholder by Mixko is inspired by a timeless classic, the Atari 2600 joystick.

Designers Alex Garnett and Nahoko Koyama are expected to show these at the upcoming ICFF contemporary furnishings show in New York later this week. Pricing and availability hasn’t been announced yet.
[via NOTCOT]

These minimal LED lights are designed to act like a real candle by flickering in the wind, and automatically turning off when you blow on them.

The clever design even includes a giant “matchstick” which turns the candle on when struck against the side of the tubular silicon fixture. Each candle comes with its own…

The folks over at Boing Boing dug up this fun little stop-motion video features a handful of arcade classics, brought to life through the magic of candle-mation (that is, animation done completely with tealight candles).

Pac-man, Pong, Space Invaders and Tetris all make an appearance, along with a nice little musical Mario tribute. Now wasn’t…