Saturday April 18 was the last day that our showroom in downtown Minneapolis was open. We are now at the final stages of our move to our new location in St. Paul, MN. This past week, Bill Campbell hand painted the new shop sign. Early Saturday morning, the sign was transported to the new space…
The newest addition to our list of lamp offerings is the 22″ Greek Key design. This shade pattern has a classic look and feel, and the designers at Tiffany Studios incorporated the Greek key motif into several stained glass lamp shades. Due to the generous size of the 22″ Greek Key shade, this lamp can…
This week we are revisiting two major window commissions which were created for a local client. Both photos were taken during the installation of the Ophelia window. Created in 2001, our Hylas and the Nymphs window is based on the 1896 painting by John William Waterhouse. The image was chosen by our client and presented…
Recently, we have been making a number of geometric shades, including several Acorn lamps. The Acorn design works in most interiors because of the simplicity of the pattern and the multiple color combinations that the shade can be created in. As a testament to the continued popularity of the 16″ Acorn design, since 1986 we…
This past weekend, we traveled to New York City for a whirlwind visit. Any trip to New York is not complete without seeing “something Tiffany”, and this time we visited the Lillian Nassau Gallery at 220 East 57th Street on Saturday morning. As always, there were many wonderful Tiffany lamps, desk set pieces and blown…
Once all the glass was cut, fit, and each piece was wrapped by hand with copper foil, soldering the window could begin. We started by soldering the “main” layer to which the plated layers would be added. The photo at the right shows Irwin soldering on the front of the window. This window has extensive…
Impressionist images provide an exciting challenge for a stained glass artist. The use of light and the manipulation of color in an Impressionist painting is inspiring, and also a little daunting. To capture the feeling of the original, just the right glasses must be chosen. Since this style of painting usually consists of soft layers…
Century Studios’ new home is about to go Technicolor! We will begin painting the walls and ceiling of our new space this week. We are getting very excited to move in and get things set up, but there are many gallons of paint to be spread about before that can happen. Once we complete the…
We recently completed a 16″ Pomegranate shade for a San Francisco client. The shade was created in amber/yellow tones and is being used as a table lamp with one of our exclusive Pottery lamp bases. The amber-glazed “Kendrick” pottery design of the base perfectly compliments the shade. The Pomegranate is a variation on the Acorn…
Here are a couple of small geometric lamps that we recently completed for a client in California. The 10″ Acorn shade on the Queen Anne’s Lace base makes a great small accent lamp. The slender candlestick base works well with this shade. The 14″ Geometric shade was created with a Budding Gourd pottery lamp base….