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…
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…
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″…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The 15″ Spider is a Tiffany lamp design that imparts an evocative mood, especially when rendered in deeply saturated colors. A cast bronze spider straddles the shade, eerily resting atop its web. Our client requested a color shift from green to red for this shade, emphasizing strong red as the main color. Commissioned by a…
Small lamps can have a big impact in a room, and this 10″ Turtleback shade is a perfect example of a petite lamp with a lot of personality. Commissioned by a local client in 2013, the glass in the shade is a light spring green that is bisected with a green turtleback band. The shade…