This past week, a new flock of Wally Birds flew in from Bur Oak Pottery in Wisconsin. Wally Birds were originally created by the Martin Brothers Pottery in England in the late 19th/early 20th century. They are named after creator Wallace Martin, the eldest of this eccentric family of potters. Taking inspiration from the originals,…
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18″ Oak Leaf
New to our showroom is this 18″ Oak Leaf shade. The pattern is one of the many “banded” shade designs created by Tiffany Studios. The decorative band consist of oak leaves and acorns swirling across the shade, while the geometric upper and lower borders provide a calming influence.We created this example with a light green…
20″ Daffodil Turban Shade
This week we are very excited to add another new shade design to our lamp offerings – the 20″ Daffodil Turban. This Tiffany Studios’ design has a stylized naturalism which represents the best of the Tiffany floral shades. The flowers, while “growing” on the shade as if in a garden, are placed mirror image in…
22″ Geometric Shade
This past week we completed a 22″ Geometric lamp for a Midwest client. This large “brickwork” design is often called the “O’Brien Brick”, possibly because the original Tiffany Studios’ client was named O’Brien. Our client requested a dramatic shift in color on the shade. The rich red at the top of the shade blends down…
Impressionist Window
We recently completed a window for a local client which was inspired by a large Impressionist landscape painting by Monet. For our client’s purposes, we trimmed the image down to a smaller detail of the overall painting. So, we have a bit of landscape with a riot of brightly colored flowers in the foreground –…
18″ Alamander
At Century Studios, we have introduced a flurry of new shade designs this spring. The most recent reproduction Tiffany shade design is the 18″ Alamander. This shallow cone features a wealth of flowers in full bloom across the surface of the shade. The shade is the same size and shape as the 18″ Clematis cone….
14″ Chestnut Shade
Century Studios is pleased to present another new original shade design, the 14″ Chestnut. Taking our inspiration from an antique hand painted glass lamp base, Bill Campbell created this wonderful shade design. Designing a new shade pattern is always a challenging prospect, even when the shade is small. Bill referenced not only the painted lamp…
20″ Arrowhead Lamp
We recently completed a 20″ Arrowhead shade for a client in Texas. The client has an antique Grueby pottery base that the shade is now illuminating.The arrowhead design has a distinctly arts and crafts feel to it. This design has a fairly unique Tiffany Studios approach – representational, yet stylized and rhythmic in its execution….
22″ Peony Shade
This past week we completed a 22″ Peony shade for our showroom. The shade is now on display and available for purchase. The color inspiration for this shade was based on the 22″ Peony shade once owned by Barbara Striesand, with a rich amber/yellow background that supports a riot of peony flowers in full bloom….
Chandeliers
We completed our order for multiple chandelier fixtures and shipped them to New York state.The 22″ Turtleback shade has five lights inside and a large turtleback tile at the bottom of the shade. The amber turtleback tiles are complimented by the rich amber background glass. The two other fixtures were a pair of inverted 16″…