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Lamp of the Week: 20′ Waterlily

Lamp of the Week: 20′ Waterlily

Evoking tranquil ponds and summer heat, the 20″ Waterlily is one of Tiffany Studios’ most popular lamp patterns. The richly colored pink and fuchsia colored flowers gently float amongst lush green lily pads on the teal toned water. The shade is shown on the impressive Cattail base. This lamp was created in 2022 and is…

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14″ Dragonfly

14″ Dragonfly

The 14″ Dragonfly is one of our most popular lamp patterns. This compact shade showcases six filigreed dragonflies surrounded by pressed glass jewels. The glass chosen for the body of the shade is a lively blue/green mix giving the impression that the colorful insects are hovering over a dazzling pond. The shade is shown on…

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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Lilypad

Lamp of the Week: 20″ Lilypad

Water plants are one of the major design themes for Tiffany Studios lamps. The 20″ Lily Pad is unusual in that it depicts the surface of a pond that is completely covered with lily pads but there are no flowers present. It is also one of only a few Tiffany shade designs rendered in deep…

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Studio Hours

Studio Hours

Century Studios will be closed Saturday July 13. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday July 16. (the geranium lamp pictured was created in 2015 and has been sold)

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Lamp of the Week: 20″ Arrowhead & Studio Hours

Lamp of the Week: 20″ Arrowhead & Studio Hours

Studio Hours: Century Studios will be closing at 4pm on Friday July 12th and will be closed Saturday July 13th. The pattern of the 20″ Arrowhead has a distinct Arts and Crafts sensibility. This design has a fairly unique Tiffany Studios approach – representational, yet stylized and rhythmic in its execution. Arrowhead plants can be…

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22″ Laburnum

22″ Laburnum

The 22″ Laburnum has been completed. This complex shade has 1988 individual pieces of glass. The laburnum tree will grow to a height of 15 – 25 feet. The pendulous yellow flower clusters have inspired the nickname of “golden chain tree”. This 22″ shade is quite versatile and can be used as a table lamp,…

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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Oriental Poppy

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Oriental Poppy

The 18″ Oriental Poppy is a wonderfully detailed Tiffany Studios shade design. Red poppy flowers have long been a symbol of sacrifice and remembrance in western culture. This example, created in 2014 for a local client, has an explosion lush red and orange poppies set against vibrant blues, purples, and greens. Three horizontal border rows…

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Century Studios 38th Anniversary

Century Studios 38th Anniversary

June is anniversary month at Century Studios. Irwin Terry and Bill Campbell opened the studio on June 1, 1986. After three years of working from our home, we moved the Studio to a commercial storefront in the North Loop of downtown Minneapolis on June 1, 1989.  These are a couple photos of our Minneapolis studio…

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22″ Laburnum Continued

22″ Laburnum Continued

As the construction on the 18″ Wisteria was wrapping up we continued to make progress on the 22″ Laburnum. We usually do not follow one very elaborate lamp directly with another, but sometimes they overlap. The 22″ Laburnum has 1986 individual pieces of glass and each piece must be precisely laid out, cut, fit, and…

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