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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The 16″ Banded Daffodil has masses of daffodils in full bloom. The calming influence of the horizontal border rows keeps the exuberance of the flowers in check. Warm tones of yellow, amber and green give the piece a friendly glow. Fracture glass was used for the background of the shade.This example was created in 2014…
Tiffany lamps can enhance the style of any decor and this 16″ Turtleback shade embraces the melding of a classic Tiffany lamp design into a modern setting through the use of strong color choices. Our client was looking for an accent lamp combining dark teal and orange to pull his room together and decided on…
The 20″ Dragonfly shade, with its elegant shape and jeweled background is a highly versatile design that can be created in any color. The body of this shade begins with a strong green at the top which quickly blends into sunny yellow and again shifts to orange/amber. Flying in formation around the shade are seven…