Every year about this time we try to get a few new lamps made before the upcoming Arts & Crafts Show. We have been working on two new pieces for the show, and hope to sneak in more before next weekend! Inspired by a large dragonfly we found on our front door one recent Sunday…
At Century Studios, we are busily preparing for the upcoming Arts & Crafts Show weekend which will be held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds (located in the Progress Center) on September 25th & 26th. New shades are being created in our studio and new pottery is being finished up and coming into our showroom in…
Tulips are used as the design motif on a large variety of Tiffany Studios shades. Sizes for tulip shades range from 14″ to 22″. Due to the multitude of colors which these springtime flowers come in, the palette for shades is practically endless. We have been working on a 22″ Tulip shade for a local…
Over the years we have seen several original Tiffany Studios’ shades and bases come into our studio. We have also been fortunate to have been invited by clients to see their treasures in their homes. It is always a thrill to see an original Tiffany lamp “up close and personal”. Recently, we had a couple…
We have completed the large, multi-layered window inspired by the painting By The Seaside by Pierre Auguste Renoir. This Impressionist masterpiece presented several exciting challenges as we translated the piece into a stained glass window. Impressionist paintings are all about color and the play of light on the scenes being depicted. When touring our studio,…
The Oz window is completed and in place. The finished window can be seen in the photo above. In the picture to the right, Bill is foiling the pieces in preparation for soldering. To the left, Irwin is seen finish soldering on the back of the window. Once the soldering was done, the window was…
Over the past week, Bill has completed cutting and fitting all the pieces for the Oz window. He has also finished all the painting and firing, so it’s ready to start assembling. Above, you can see the window laying on a light table – the window is wider than the table, so the entire image…
A recently completed window project was a larger Wisteria window for a local client. The design of the window was loosely based on the Wisteria windows which graced the breakfast room of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s home in Long Island, New York. The original windows were part of a traveling exhibition a few years ago, and…
As Irwin completes the soldering on the Renoir window (see posting from June 28, 2010), Bill has been starting a large “Oz” stained glass window. This window is based on the Oz Parade, shown on the left, a mural painted by John R. Neill in the 1930’s. John R. Neill was an illustrator who is…
Last week, we completed a 12″ Acorn shade for a New York City client. Tiffany Studios created Acorn shades in many sizes including 10″, 12″, 14″, 16″ and larger. We are pleased to offer all of these sizes for our clients today. The Acorn shade was originally called a Vine pattern, but today everyone refers…