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Hooch Bottles

Hooch Bottles

As we kick off our first weekend of extra Holiday Hours, we are offering the distinctive Hooch Bottles by Turner & Scratch Pottery at a special price. These fantastic bottles are hand thrown and decorated, and each is emblazoned with a Skull & Crossbone design. Glazed inside and out, the bottles are water/liquor tight and…

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Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours

CENTURY STUDIOSHOLIDAY HOURSNow through December 23 Tuesday through Friday 10 – 6 Saturday 10 – 4Sunday 12 – 4Closed Mondays We will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24th 1816 St. Clair AvenueSt. Paul, Minnesota 55105 651-699-4838

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18″ Poinsettia Trellis

18″ Poinsettia Trellis

To kick off the Holiday Season, we have made up an 18″ Poinsettia Trellis lamp. Completed just in time for our Holiday Open House this past Friday evening, the lamp was featured prominently in our showroom. Our Open House was well attended, and we ended up not leaving the studio until well after 10pm! This…

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Open House Tonight!

Open House Tonight!

Our Holiday Open House IS TONIGHT from 6pm to 9pm! Join us as we kick off our Holiday Season. Meet local potter Nick McArdell of Turner & Scratch Pottery and see his latest creations. Refreshments will be served.

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Open House

Open House

Our Holiday Open House is this Friday, November 18th from 6pm to 9pm! Join us as we kick off our Holiday Season. Refreshments will be served. In addition to several new pieces by Century Studios, we will be showcasing new works by Turner & Scratch Pottery. Potter Nick McArdell from Turner & Scratch will be…

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22″ Chestnut

22″ Chestnut

This week, we introduce a new shade pattern which is a hybrid – the 22″ Chestnut shade. This is a Century Studios’ version of a Tiffany Studios shade design which does not appear to have been produced. For years, we have been fascinated by the salesman’s sample panel of the Chestnut lamp which currently resides…

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Oz Window & Holiday Open House

Oz Window & Holiday Open House

Bill has been working on another Oz-themed stained glass window – see the posting from August 2, 2010 for a previous Oz-themed creation. Commissioned by a local client, here are a couple shots of the progress. This window is based on the endpapers drawn by John R. Neill for Ozma of Oz, L. Frank Baum’s…

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16″ Geometric

16″ Geometric

We recently completed a 16″ Geometric shade for a client in Canada. The client requested deep red tone, and we made the shade in a rich, velvety red glass. The shade was mated with the Ribbed w/Arms base.

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Bamboo Floor Base & Jeweled Feather Shade

Bamboo Floor Base & Jeweled Feather Shade

This week we introduce a new floor base to our offerings – the Bamboo Jr. Floor Base. Made in our studio using molds taken from an original Tiffany Studios’ example, the Bamboo Jr. Floor Base is lost wax cast in solid bronze.The base starts at the floor resting on eight cushion feet tucked under the…

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Inverted Chandelier Fixtures

Inverted Chandelier Fixtures

We have had a run on chandelier fixtures lately. We have recently completed two pendant 7″ Geometric shades to hang over a kitchen island, a ceiling flush mount 14″ Geometric shade, and two inverted chandelier fixtures. The first is a retrofit on a 22″ Dogwood shade we created some years ago which was purchased by…

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