We recently completed a matching pair of 16″ Turtleback shades for a client in North Carolina. Each turtleback tile in the decorative band has been cut, faceted and fit by hand from large 4″ x 6″ turtleback tiles. The result is that each of the two shades will have their own personality, even though they…
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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Dogwood
The 16″ Dogwood is a bright, cheerful shade design covered in large open flowers. Pink and white flowers tinted with purple and cream are set against a fresh blue sky. The use of mottled glass throughout the piece gives the shade a sun dappled appearance. The shade is shown on the elegant Lummis base. This…
18″ Tulip, Part 1
While Irwin Terry continues work on a matching pair of 16″ Turtleback shades, Bill Campbell has been creating an 18″ Tulip lamp. Our client requested red tulips and prefers rich color tones. Once the flowers and background were in place, a variety of mixed greens were chosen for the leaves and stems. Work continues on…
Lamp of the Week: 20″ Jonquil Daffodil
The 20″ Jonquil Daffodil is one of the few Tiffany Studios lamp patterns that incorporates two varieties of flower on the same shade. The upper half of the shade features large yellow daffodils with their trumpets nodding gracefully while the lower half is scattered with a profusion of delicate Narcissus blooms whose bright faces are…
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30″ Lotus Chandelier
The 30″ Lotus Chandelier is one of the largest reproduction Tiffany shade we create at Century Studios. With its generous proportions and six chain fixture this impressive chandelier will be the focal point of any interior. This fixture is currently available for purchase from our studio showroom. Due to its size, every aspect of creating…
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…
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…
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…
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…