One of the more unusual hanging fixtures designed by Tiffany Studios is the Chain Mail Lantern. The look of the fixture is equally Moorish, Medieval, and Modern. The lantern itself is 9″ wide and has 8 rows of chain mail. The fixture is shown at 33″ in length, and can be made longer with the…
Tiffany Studios created daffodil shades in many sizes and shapes. The 14″ Daffodil cone is a petit accent lamp that shows this bright springtime flower in full bloom. For this shade we chose a lively mix of sunny yellows, dappled greens, and fresh blues. Created in 2014 for a client in Texas, the shade is…
With its large, showy blooms, the peony has over 40 varieties whose flowers vary from a single row of petals to deeply ruffled blossoms. Known in Eastern cultures as “the flower of riches and honor”, the peony is a favorite Tiffany floral motif. Peony flowers come in a variety of colors giving the lamp artist…
This past week was a busy one at Century Studios and as usual, we had several projects running concurrently. We completed a 10 Light Lily Pad base for a client. This elaborate base is specific to the 18″ Flowering Lotus shade. We also made significant progress on an 18″ Tulip shade for a client. Bill…
During the course of their production, Tiffany Studios’ lamp designers occasionally made adjustments to shade patterns. A good example of this is the 16″ Tulip and 16″ Tulip Field shades. At a passing glance, the two shades appear to have the same design, but the Tulip Field has a denser cluster of flowers at the…
Century Studios is pleased to present a new design to our line of reproduction Tiffany Studios shades, the 22″ Zodiac. Zodiac symbols were a popular design element and adorned many items created by Tiffany Studios including mosaic panels, desk set items and lamps. The same symbols and decorative filigree work used by Tiffany on all…
The 20″ Azalea has modified turban shape that is densely covered with intertwining branches, leaves and flowers. The open flowers are enhanced with beads of sculpted solder representing the flower centers, giving the shade a lively three dimensional quality. Abundant leaves, buds, and flowers cover the shade in a dense tangle, the overall effect of…
Single digit temperatures and bouts of snow make February in Minnesota a good month to hunker down and work on projects. Next week we will introduce a new design to our catalog of reproduction Tiffany shade designs.
The 16″ Cyclamen shade is a rarely seen Tiffany Studios shade pattern. The flowers for this shade were made from “gold pink” glass that was created by Schlitz Studios in the 1980’s. Gold can produce beautiful pinks (and purples) that have a distinctive fuchsia tone, which is perfect for cyclamen flowers. The delicate blooms hover…
The elegant simplicity of the 16″ Acorn make this lamp design as popular today as it was in the early 1900’s. Tiffany Studios originally called this pattern the “Vine Border, plain squares, dome”, but the pattern is referred to as “acorn” today. We recently completed this 16″ Acorn for a client in Omaha. The cheery…