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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Geometric with Lustre Balls

Lamp of the Week: 16″ Geometric with Lustre Balls

Tiffany Studios designed many unusual stained glass shades, including this 16″ Geometric with Lustre Balls. The simple shade is bisected by a row of iridescent glass balls, giving the shade a unique three dimensional look. Each hand made glass ball is held in place individually in an over sized jeweler’s – style setting that allows…

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16″ Bamboo, Part 2

16″ Bamboo, Part 2

We have completed the 16″ Bamboo lamp. Like many floral motifs that inspired stained glass lamp patterns, Tiffany Studios designed bamboo shades in several sizes. At Century Studios we recreate both the 16″ and 22″ Bamboo shades. As discussed in our previous posting, the long leaves on bamboo shades are heated in a kiln and…

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Lamp of the Week: 25″ Fish Scale

Lamp of the Week: 25″ Fish Scale

The 25″ Fish Scale shade is a large helmet shaped shade that can be used as a table lamp, floor lamp or chandelier. The glass shifts from celadon green at the top down to green with amber on the lower half of the shade. We also gradually shifted the density of the glass from top…

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16″ Bamboo, Part 1

16″ Bamboo, Part 1

We are currently working on a 16″ Bamboo shade. Visitors to the studio often assume that the individual pieces of glass have been bent to create a rounded shade. We explain that while the patterns give the illusion that the glass has been rounded, the pieces themselves are flat. The exception is the bamboo shade…

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The 22″ Trumpet Vine is a large, turban shaped shade that makes an impressive table lamp, chandelier or floor lamp. Supported by thick, woody stems, the flowers are a vibrant mix of mottled, streaky, and textured glasses. Heavily mottled green leaves add a sun dappled appearance to the sparkling blue and green fracture/streamer glass used…

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16″ Fern

16″ Fern

The 16″ Fern presents a delicate plant in a bold graphic design. With just under 1000 individual pieces of glass, the pattern is both symmetrical and highly detailed. The shape of the shade is a modified dome that mimics the fullness of the plant as it cascades from its planter. Long straight stems with fresh…

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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Persian with Chain Mail

Lamp of the Week: 16″ Persian with Chain Mail

The 16″ Persian with Chain Mail shade is a geometric lamp with an exotic look. With its decorative band of arabesques set against a geometric background, the shade is both playful and elegant. The shade has had the addition of Chain Mail borders, which gives the lamp an exotic look. Chain Mail can be added…

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18″ Wisteria, Part 3

18″ Wisteria, Part 3

The 18″ Wisteria lamp is a Tiffany Studios hallmark design. Starting at the top with a cast bronze crown of openwork branches, the shade cascades downwards, ending in an undulating lower edge. This complex shade design has 1945 individual pieces of glass, and requires us to block out 8 weeks of production time in our…

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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Tyler

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Tyler

The 18″ Tyler is a pleasant shade design in which a geometric ground is overlaid with a playful scrolling ribbon. Warm amber and green tones are blended together for the ribbon and amber is used at the bottom of the shade. The geometric background starts with a stronger green at the top that lightens towards…

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