We recently completed this 16″ Fish shade for a client in New Jersey. Five Koi fish gently wrap around the shade amongst water plants in a rhythmic dance. The fins of the fish are accentuated with metal filigree overlays. The color palette for this shade is a gentle mix of yellow/amber, orange, and green. We…
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Lamp of the Week: 28: Trumpet Vine
The 28″ Trumpet Vine is a large shade that is usually hung as a chandelier fixture, but can also be used as a floor or table lamp. Commissioned in 2012 by a client in Chicago, this shade employs many types of glass to create an explosion of color and texture. Ring mottled, streaky, fracture, and…
16″ Pansy
Pansies are one of the most colorful of cultivated garden flowers and being cold resistant, are one of the first flowers to be planted in gardens and outdoor planters in the early spring. The multicolored flowers are loosely gathered into four bundles, or bouquets aournd the shade. Our client requested a vibrant mix of colors…
Lamp of the Week: 22″ Bamboo
We created this 22″ Bamboo shade in 2006 and it is in a private collection. The background glass is a warm semitransparent amber glass and the leaves are a fresh green mixed with hints of yellow. The shade is shown on the Large Bamboo table base. Bamboo shades are unique amongst Tiffany Studios’ lamp patterns…
14″ Acorn
Acorn shades come in many sizes and can be made in any color. Commissioned by a client in Kansas, this 14″ Acorn shade is a pleasing mix of green and amber tones, with yellow acorns giving an extra pop of color to decorative band. The shade is perfectly mated with the Tobacco Leaf base (15″…
Lamp of the Week: 16″ Vine Ornament
With its wide band of swirling leaves, the 16″ Vine Ornament shade is a a nice transition between a floral and geometric style of shade. The unusual mottled glass chosen for this shade are a mix of amber and peach tones, creating a warm, welcoming lamp. The shade is shown on the versatile Short Flower…
14″ Dragonfly
We recently completed this 14″ Dragonfly shade as a showroom lamp. The body of the lamp is a fiery mix of yellow and red, with accents of teal green lightly mixed throughout. Six green bodied dragonflies with smokey blue wings hover across the bejeweled surface of this compact shade. The shade is mated with the…
Lamp of the Week: 22″ Nasturtium
The 22″ Nasturtium is a bold shade pattern that calls for an expressive use of glass. Commissioned by a Chicago area client in 2001, this shade has strong colors and an interesting variety in the glasses. Rippled and granite textures are used throughout , giving the shade a shimmering presence. This expressive shade was mated…
Mosaic Lamp Bases
Lamp bases decorated with glass mosaic were something of a specialty at Tiffany Studios. At Century Studios, we reproduce half a dozen Tiffany base designs that incorporate glass mosaic and we recently completed these two mosaic lamp bases. The glass used in the mosaic for both bases is a reproduction Tiffany lustre sheet glass that…
Lamp of the Week: 14″ Shade Group
Back in the early 1990’s, not long after we moved our studio to downtown Minneapolis’ North Loop Warehouse District, we decided to have a showroom event which would include all the smaller shade styles we offered at that time. We titled the display Tiffany In Bloom and included the six 14″ shades pictured. We also…