ETNA - a volcano for sure · It is obvious that nature was the most important inspiration, and a little Vico Magistretti, who designed a smaller volcano from Bakelite for Artemide in the 70`s, which is still available. ETNA comes in various metal surfaces or varnishes, the Edison incandescent lamp seems to flow out of the break-proof steel housing like hot lava.
more about Vico Magistretti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vico_Magistretti