At Century Studios we are pleased to offer over 65 reproduction lamp bases and chandelier fixtures to compliment our stained glass shades. We offer two lines of bases, those created by Odyssey and bases made in our Minneapolis studio. Odyssey bases are cast overseas using molds taken from original Tiffany Studios lamp bases. They are…
Dragonfly shades are made in more sizes than almost any other Tiffany Studios design motif. Even well into the 1920’s when Tiffany Studios had all but disbanded the lamp department, they were still filling orders for dragonfly shades. The largest of the dragonfly designs we recreate are the 28″ cones. We offer two different 28″…
Over the past two weeks we worked on and completed a number of projects that were waiting to get finished up once we got past our September show. The first project was a large skylight that was made in a Persian floor tile pattern. The larger squares were transparent to let in a lot of…
Visitors to our Minneapolis showroom/studio have found more than just lamps and large window projects available for purchase. In our showroom’s front window we always have smaller items that will range in size and price. These smaller “suncatchers” are affordable as gift items and add a splash of color to any window. Many of our…
Completed days before our show in St. Paul, MN (see the posting from Sept 12, 2008), this shade was two years in the making! Why so long? It was because all the specialty reproduction parts needed to be created for the band of favrile balls. Making this band of lustred glass balls took the combined…
Completed in June 2008, Love’s Messenger was inspired by Maria Spartali Stillman’s painting of the same name. We have altered the countenance of the figure to make this window a portrait. This window has all the bells and whistles – Painted features, multiple plated layers, three dimensional glass and lots of piecework. One of the…
The smallest stained glass shade we create is a 7″ Violet design. This is a Century Studios’ original shade design that was created by Bill Campbell in 2006. To date, we have made three examples of this petite pattern. Bill designed this small shade following the “Tiffany rule” that the size of the flowers depicted…
The Venus window is now complete and delivered. The posting showing the beginning of Venus window’s construction was posted on August 25, 2008. Venus is the goddess of love and possesses the “golden apple” which was presented to her by Paris. Scholars believe the apple was really an orange, since they were much scarcer than…
Inspired by a Tiffany Studios’ mosaic wall hanging, the 28″ Lemon Tree w/Birds Chandelier is a Century Studios’ original lamp design. Currently available for purchase in our showroom, this generously proportioned shade features a wealth of details and a lush color palette. Using the mosaic as inspiration, Bill began to design the shade by blocking…
On September 20 & 21, 2008 we will be exhibiting at the 9th Annual Arts and Crafts Show in St. Paul, MN. This two day show is held in two buildings on the Minnesota State Fair Grounds and brings together approximately 60 dealers of antique, reproduction and new decorative arts. Century Studios has done this…