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Lamp of the Week: 13″ Venetian

Lamp of the Week: 13″ Venetian

With its intricate detailing, the 13″ Venetian shade has the look of a delicately enameled Faberge Egg. Originally conceived to accompany the Venetian desk set, this petite shade has a higher piece count than most of the 22″ shades we offer. The Venetian has 1148 individual pieces of glass. For comparison, a 22″ Elaborate Peony…

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18″ Wisteria

18″ Wisteria

The iconic 18″ Wisteria is one of Tiffany Studios’ signature lamp designs. The crown of cast bronze branches at the top of the shade flows into cascading flowers that finish with a naturalistic undulating lower edge. Flowers in shades of blue and purple have been skillfully blended in a tapestry of color. Highlights and shadows…

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Lamp of the Week: 10″ Acorn

Lamp of the Week: 10″ Acorn

Tiffany Studios’ Acorn design (originally called a Vine Border) appears in a variety of sizes. At Century Studios, we recreate Acorn shades in the 10″, 12″, 14″ 16″, and 20″ sizes. The 10″ Acorn shade, shown here on the delicate Queen Anne’s Lace base (total lamp height 17″), works well as a small accent lamp…

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Two Lamps Progress

Two Lamps Progress

This past week we made headway on the two elaborate shades we have in progress. Bill Campbell continued the layout of the 22″ Laburnum shade. With just under 2000 pieces of glass, this is a shade that takes concentration and commitment to create. Each of the pieces is individually laid out, cut and fit to…

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Lamp of the Week: 25″ Fish Scale

Lamp of the Week: 25″ Fish Scale

The 25″ Fish Scale is a large helmet shaped shade that can be used as a table lamp, floor lamp or chandelier. The glass shifts from celadon green at the top down to green with amber on the lower half of the shade. We also gradually shifted the density of the glass from top to…

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18″ Wisteria

18″ Wisteria

The 18″ Wisteria has been our primary project for the month of May. Bill Campbell selected the glass and did the layout for this elaborate lamp. This 18″ shade has 1945 individual pieces of glass, each of which must be cut, fit to the pattern, and then foiled by hand with precision. Once the pieces…

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Lamp of the Week: 24″ Poppy with Filigree

Lamp of the Week: 24″ Poppy with Filigree

With it generous proportions and unusual filigreed irregular lower edge, the 24″ Poppy with Filigree makes a bold decorating statement. A variety of red, orange, yellow and deep pink glasses were selected for the flowers. The sparkling, lightly textured background glass combines both the flower and leaf colors. The addition of etched metal filigree on…

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16″ Geometric w/Band of Triangles

16″ Geometric w/Band of Triangles

Tiffany Studios designed a variety of elegant geometric shades that add a splash of color to any decor. New to our studio showroom is this 16″ Geometric w/Band of Triangles shade. This lamp was created as a showroom piece and has sold since appearing in this post. Geometric shades were designed to showcase glass. A…

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Lamp of the Week: 28″ Peony

Lamp of the Week: 28″ Peony

At Tiffany Studios, lamps were conceived to bring the excitement of stained glass windows off the walls and into the room – while still performing the functional service of providing light. The 28″ cone shaped shades were intended as large chandelier fixtures that would be the focal point of any space they occupied. Most of…

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10″ Pansy

10″ Pansy

The 10″ Pansy is a compact shade with a large personality. Designed by Bill Campbell in 2013, this is a Century Studios original shade pattern. The dome shaped shade is covered in brilliantly colored flowers. With red, yellow, blue and deep purple flowers playfully competing for attention against a blue background, the shade has a…

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