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Lamp of the Week: 10″ Pony Wisteria

Lamp of the Week: 10″ Pony Wisteria

Tiffany Studios designed Wisteria lamps in several sizes and shapes, starting with the 10″ Pony Wisteria. The shade begins at the top with a cast bronze crown from which the flowers cascade downwards intermingling with leaves and branch work. The undulating lower border give a lifelike approximation of the wisteria’s long flower clusters hanging from…

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22″ Dogwood, Part 2

22″ Dogwood, Part 2

We have completed the 22″ Dogwood shade. This generously proportioned shade is alive with color. The shade is shown on the Large Bamboo Table base (27″ tall). This shade was created as a piece for our studio showroom and is now in a private Midwest collection. Approaching the layout of the lamp, Irwin began without…

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Lamp of the Week – 36″ Pond Lily

Lamp of the Week – 36″ Pond Lily

The 36″ Pond Lily Chandelier is the largest reproduction Tiffany Studios shade design we create at our studio. With its generous size and strong horizontal lines, this shade transports the viewer to the edge of a quiet pond in summer. Water lilies in varying shades of white, pink, and yellow dot the sparkling blue surface…

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This Week at Century Studios

This Week at Century Studios

This past week was a busy one at Century Studios with multiple projects happening at the same time. While Bill was foiling the 22″ Dogwood, Irwin was cutting and fitting an 18″ Geometric Turban shade. Once the Geometric was completely cut and fit to the form, we removed the pieces and Bill began foiling the…

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Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

Lamp of the Week: Calamondin Orange Tree

The 18″ Calamondin Orange Tree is a Century Studios original shade design. Calamondin Orange plants blossom and bear fruit simultaneously, lending inspiration for this colorful shade. With just under 2050 individual pieces, the pattern features a wealth of detail and is the most elaborate shade design we offer. Sprightly white blossoms and ripe fruit intermingle…

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20″ Lily Pad

20″ Lily Pad

Water plants are one of the major design themes for Tiffany Studios lamp shades. The 20″ Lily Pad is unusual in that it depicts the surface of a pond that is completely covered with lily pads but there are no flowers present. It is also one of only a few Tiffany shade designs drawn in…

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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Bamboo

Lamp of the Week: 16″ Bamboo

The smokey background of this 16″ Bamboo shade provides the perfect backdrop for the stalks and leaves which cover the shade. The glass for each leaf is heated in a kiln and bent to follow the curvature of the shade. The shade is shown on the popular Small Stick (20″ tall) base. This lamp was…

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22″ Dogwood, Part 1

22″ Dogwood, Part 1

We have been working on laying out a 22″ Dogwood shade. This large shade begins at the top with a series of decorative border rows while the main body of the shade is covered in dogwood flowers in full bloom. Irwin Terry has been choosing the glass for this shade.  Each flower has been carefully…

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Lamp of the Week: 14″ Arrowhead

Lamp of the Week: 14″ Arrowhead

The 14″ Arrowhead shade takes its inspiration from the arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum). The plant is found near ponds and water features and is popular in landscape design due to its distinctively shaped leaves. For many years this shade has been mislabeled “arrowroot”, which is a different plant. The original Tiffany price lists identify this…

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17″ Bat

17″ Bat

The 17″ Bat is one of Tiffany Studios most unusual shade designs. Three bats with outstretched wings fly against a nighttime sky.There are a couple stars dotting the sky and the undulating lower edge follows the shape of the bats. Rather than a deep midnight blue, our client in Oregon requested a twilight theme with…

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