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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Peacock

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Peacock

With their distinctively colorful plumage, Peacocks were often featured in Tiffany Studios windows, mosaics, and lamps. The 18″ Peacock is an elaborate shade design consisting of overlapping peacock tail feathers swirling across the surface of the shade. Tiffany Studios designed the Peacock base specifically for this shade. The shape of the base swells at the…

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28″ Magnolia Part 3, The Completed Shade

28″ Magnolia Part 3, The Completed Shade

After weeks of diligent work we completed the 28″ Magnolia shade for our client in North Carolina. The glass for the shade is a carefully selected blend of white and amber tones. The larger flowers showcase hand folded drapery glass that was made in the 1980’s and early 90’s by Schlitz Studios. Tiffany Studios only…

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Lamp of the Week: 22″ Poinsettia

Lamp of the Week: 22″ Poinsettia

The 22″ Poinsettia (commonly called the Double Poinsettia) combines large expressive flowers blooming within a formal trellis. A variety of reds tinged with blue, purple, and yellow were chosen to give the flowers a fanciful, sun dappled appearance. The light blue background glass at the top of the shade deepens to purple mixed with amber…

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28″ Magnolia, Part 2

28″ Magnolia, Part 2

The work on the 28″ Magnolia shade continued at a steady pace. Once all the pieces were laid out, cut and fit to the pattern we began the process of wrapping the edge of each piece in copper foil. Bill Campbell is seen foiling a glass piece. The rolls of copper foil in the red…

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Studio Hours

Studio Hours

Century Studios will be closing at 2:30 Thursday December 7 We will be closed on Friday Dec 8 and Saturday Dec 9 We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday December 12

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28″ Magnolia, Part 1

28″ Magnolia, Part 1

Along with the Wisteria and Dragonfly shades, the 28″ Magnolia is instantly recognizable as a Tiffany Studios signature lamp design. This generously proportioned shade is inspired by the large Saucer Magnolia tree which blooms before leafing out.  Commissioned by a client in North Carolina, this shade features an intriguing variety of exceptional glasses. Bill Campbell…

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Lamp of the Week: 28″ Poinsettia

Lamp of the Week: 28″ Poinsettia

Considered a decorative holiday plant, poinsettias are flowering perennial shrubs native to Mexico, where they can grow to ten feet tall in natural settings. The talented designers at Tiffany Studios created a wide variety of sizes and styles of poinsettia shades. The 28″ Poinsettia shade is the largest poinsettia shade we offer. This generously proportioned…

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New Floor Base

New Floor Base

Century Studios is pleased to introduce a new floor base to our selection of bases, the Sr. Floor Smooth. With an overall height of 72″ this cast bronze base weighs just under 60lbs and is the tallest of the five floor bases we create. The Sr. Floor Smooth base is the perfect compliment to 24″,…

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