This past week, a new flock of Wally Birds flew in from Bur Oak Pottery. Each hand crafted bird is a one of a kind creation, and each has a distinct personality. Wally Birds were first created by The Martin Brothers Pottery in England in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s. Each bird had a removable head…
Last week was another busy week at Century Studios. We have been working on no less than FIVE projects at the same time! This week we hope to complete several of these projects so we can complete all of our orders. We will show photos of the completed pieces in future postings. Here are two…
We are pleased to introduce a new shade pattern to our line of reproduction Tiffany lamps. Our latest offering is a 16″ Geometric Cone Shade. We also offer this design as a 20″ Geometric Cone. Tiffany Studios made many variations on geometric shade patterns. Almost every shape and size of shade was created using geometric…
This week, we are pleased to introduce a new reproduction Tiffany lamp base to our offerings. The Turtleback Band Base is a lamp base that we have been working on for quite some time. The base features a band turtleback tiles which light from within the base. The band can be made using green, amber…
The 28″ Daffodil shade is completed and delivered. Upon receiving the shade, the clients commented that, ” The colors are perfect. It looks like it has always been in our home.” Because of their size and shape, the 28″ cone shaped shades were designed by Tiffany Studios as chandelier fixtures. Clients (then and now) also…
This year, we have had an exceptionally early Spring in Minnesota. There was actually no snowfall in the month of March, and with our warmer temperatures the flowers are bursting from the ground a month earlier than usual. Springtime always gets us in the mood to create daffodil shades. We have been laying out a…
We were recently commissioned by a client in Canada to create a window based on an etching by the 19th Century artist Edward Calvert. The client requested that the completed window have the line work of the etching, but have color added. This was a project that Bill Campbell had to work on by himself,…
Edward Gorey was an author and illustrator of more than 100 books. He also illustrated many works by other authors, designed the sets and costumes for the Broadway production of Dracula (he won a Tony Award for his costume designs), and created the animated sequences used for Mystery! on PBS. His home in Yarmouth Port,…
Century Studios is pleased to announce a new reproduction Tiffany shade pattern to our offerings. The 16″ Tulip Field is an elaborate variation on the 16″ Tulip which we have currently been offering. The new design is populated with many more blooming tulips than the previous example and was possibly an earlier version of the…
We’ve been keeping busy lately with a variety of projects. Among the pieces we’ve recently finished is a 22″ Geometric shade, made for a client in North Carolina. This large shade is quite striking when made in deep red tones – in this case the color shifted from a dark red at the top to…