Water plants and shimmering ponds often inspire Tiffany stained glass lamps and windows. The 20″ Lilypad shade is unusual in that the design is drawn in deep perspective. The large foreground pads at the lower edge of the shade recede and diminish in scale as the shade narrows. The oblong leaves form horizontal rows above…
If there is one flower that represents summer more than any other, it is the geranium. Bursting with colorful blooms, the geranium thrives in both the garden and the flower pot. At first glance, the 16″ Geranium shade appears almost abstract in design with its crazy quilt pattern of lines in the background representing the…
The 20″ Daffodil is an elegantly designed Tiffany shade pattern. The inverted design places the flowers at the widest point in the shade, an inspired decision that doesn’t crowd the blooms into the smallest portion of the shade. The color theme of this shade is bold jewel tones, with yellow, amber, and orange flowers set…
The iconic dragonfly remains one of the most popular shade styles created by Tiffany Studios and the boldly abstracted water motif lends itself to unlimited color possibilities. For this 16″ Dragonfly shade, blue bodied dragonflies spread their filigreed wings against a fiery background. The granite textured glass expertly mixes red, yellow, and blue to create…
Nasturtiums are a trailing plant with saucer shaped leaves and multicolored flowers that bring a burst of color to any summer garden. The 18″ Nasturtium shade perfectly reflects the plant which thrives in a multilayered environment where it can climb and mound over rocks. The glass for this intensely colored shade was painstakingly chosen so…
The arrival of new glass at the studio is always exciting and this past week we received two wooden crates containing 470lbs of sheet glass from our wholesale supplier. The glass arrived by truck and the crates were strapped to a pallet and delivered outside our front door. Removing the crates from the pallet, we…
Century Studios offers a full line of reproduction Tiffany Lily Lamps. In addition to the 18 Light Lily Table Lamp shown here, we also create lily lamps in 7, 10 and 12 light versions. This illuminated sculpture begins with by a cluster of heavy cast bronze lily pads from which the flowers ascend. Each stem…
At Century Studios, we always have more than one project being worked on at any given time, and the past two weeks found Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry working on two different 16″ shades and completing several lamp bases. While Bill did the layout on a 16″ Dragonfly shade, Irwin worked on putting together several…
Blooming water plants were a favorite design inspiration for Louis Comfort Tiffany. Arrowhead, waterlily, lily pad, and lotus flowers appear in windows, as decorative elements on numerous items, and in many lamps created by Tiffany Studios. The 30″ Lotus Blossom Chandelier is one of the most spectacular stained glass chandelier fixtures created by Tiffany Studios….
The 14″ Arrowhead is a compact shade that works well as an accent or bedside table lamp. Because of its stylized look, at first glance this Tiffany Studios design appears to be an abstract interpretation of natural subject when in fact it is a factual representation of a flowering water plant. Due to the distinctive…