Nothing sets the stage for a party quite like a disco ball. Also known as a “mirror ball” or “glitter ball,” the spherical, hanging object first appeared in nightclubs during the Roaring ...

Stephens filed a patent for a so-called myriad reflector in 1916, the dawn of disco was still decades away. But their glittering mirror ball—destined for ballrooms, nightclubs, dance pavilions ...

the shiny mirror balls hit the town and are being showcased in homes, too, thanks to the latest TikTok trend. Disco ball fever is upon us and we don’t want to find a cure. Instead, we are ...

A few months ago my roommate came home with a cantaloupe-size disco ball, placed it on a shelf ... As she further explains, “Mirror is the anti-material, reflecting the materiality of everything ...

In Louisville, Kentucky, which proudly calls itself the disco ball capital of the world, the city is using the mirror balls to boost its dining and tourism sectors. The city — better known for ...

"Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror Ball," written by Detroit Free Press and Detroit News alum Frank DeCaro, takes a serious look at disco's history and social and cultural impact.

The world nearly lost Boy George to a disco ball. In 1998, the pop singer was rehearsing for a performance in Dorset, England, when a massive mirrored ball weighing 62 pounds suddenly fell from ...

Although it's easy enough to create a pinhead mirror either by "breaking or covering larger mirrors," disco balls offer a much safer and cheaper alternative because they're "readily available at ...

At the height of disco fever in the 1970s, the Louisville company was leading the way in mirror ball production, helping the city gain a reputation the "disco ball capital of the world." ...