A milestone in the history of lighting design, Louis Comfort Tiffany introduced the Lily Table Lamp in the 1890’s and showed the world what could be created with an electric light bulb and some imagination. This illuminated sculpture is inspired by a cluster of water lilies, with the lustre glass flowers nodding gently above the…
The 18″ Cobweb shade is one of Tiffany Studios earlier, more elaborate shade designs, with only three original examples are known to exist. The shade features flattened areas which showcase the spider’s webs, cast metal branchwork, and even a spider lying in wait. The painstaking custom glass mosaic work on the Wheat Mosaic base was…
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The newest addition to our line of stained glass shades is the 16″ Arrowhead. This shade is a Century Studios variation on the Tiffany 14″ Arrowhead shade. The original Tiffany 14″ shade design curves back under itself at the lower portion of the shade, creating a compact shade. Our 16″ Arrowhead flares straight out, giving…
The 16″ Apple Blossom shade is an elegantly rendered Tiffany Studios pattern with a strong Japanese influence. Created in 2008, this lushly colored example features jeweled flower centers. Bill hand chipped thick pieces of amber glass until they were the size and shape needed for each center. This unusual technique, in conjunction with the rippled…
The Plum Blossom window pictures a flowering branch from a plum tree in a vase. The window pictures a flowering branch from a plum tree in a vase. Three layers of plated glass were used to create the vase, and additional plating was done on the table cloth. The design on the vase was achieved…
We just completed an 18″ Tyler lamp which was commissioned by a client in New Jersey. The geometric background shifts from green at the top down to lighter tones towards the bottom of the shade. The warm amber lower border rows echo the colors of the scroll, which playfully moves across the surface of the…
The 16″ Daisy Shade is a Century Studios hybrid of a Tiffany Studios shade design. The shade pattern is actually the 16″ Black Eyed Susan, but for years Bill had been speculating that the pattern would look wonderful in daisy colors. In 2012 we decided to put theory into practice. While this variation is a…
The 18″ Oriental Poppy shade is a wonderfully detailed pattern featuring exotic poppies in full bloom. Commissioned by a local client, this richly colored shade showcases a variety of red and red/orange flowers against a lush backdrop of greens and blues. The background/sky is a lively mix of blues which deepens to midnight blue and…
We have completed the 18″ Calamondin Orange Tree lamp. This lamp is an original Century Studios lamp design by Bill Campbell (see the previous post for our design inspiration). The lamp was designed to utilize the Tiffany 18″ Wisteria crown and form, and is now in a private Midwest collection. With just under 2050 individual…