The 18″ Flowering Lotus Lamp is one of the most detailed and technically challenging lamps we offer. With almost 1800 individual pieces of glass within the confines of a relatively small shade, this shade must be meticulously hand crafted and assembled. For comparison, the 28″ Magnolia shade has 1260 pieces of glass. Commissioned in 2017…
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20″ Azalea
The 20″ Azalea has several unique features which give the shade a unique personality.The unusual modified turban shape enhances the look of a plant growing upwards, spreading its flowering branches towards the sun in springtime. The open flowers are enhanced with beads of sculpted solder representing the flower centers. The added solder gives the shade…
Holiday Hours
Century Studios Holiday Hours: Closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 28 Regular Business Hours Friday November 29 through Saturday December 21 Closed Sunday December 22 through Wednesday January 1
Current Projects in the Studio
This past week at the studio, we have been working on several projects at the same time. After completing the foiling for a 20″ Azalea shade, Irwin has moved on to soldering the shade. After more than a year of waiting, we finally received the casting for an Odyssey Dragonfly Mosaic Urn base. Bill began…
Lamp of the Week: 12″ Acorn
With their straight forward geometric background and decorative band, Acorn shades have always been a favorite Tiffany lamp pattern. The design was originally called a Vine pattern, but today everyone refers to this design as an acorn. This 12″ Acorn shade is more vine-like in coloration with a lush green lightly mottled background and darker…
22″ Maple Leaf
With a slight chill in the air and the trees changing from green to technicolor tones of red, yellow and orange, Fall is the most glorious time of year to take a long walk outdoors. This colorful season was the inspiration when Bill Campbell designed the 22″ Maple Leaf shade in 2012. Commissioned by a…
Lamp of the Week: 20″ Poppy
The 20″ Poppy is one of the most popular Tiffany Studios shade designs. The flowers in this shade are a mix of amber, orange, and purple. Hints of blue enliven the flower centers and petals. The golden background imparts a warm glow. Filigree on both the leaves and flower centers give the shade a unique…
What is in the Showroom?
With the holidays fast approaching, we receive many requests asking what is available in our showroom. Here are the pieces that we have made up. At the top of the page is the impressive 28″ Grape Trellis Chandelier. This generously proportioned shade will become the focal point of any room. On the left in the…
22″ Peony on Mosaic Turtleback Base
The peony was a favorite Tiffany floral motif, and the showy flowers appear with frequency in mosaics, windows and lamps. The distinctive bloom has over 40 varieties and is known as the “flower of riches and honor”. Peony flowers come in a wide range of colors, inspiring the glass artist to showcase spectacular glass when…
Creating a Century Studios Tiffany Reproduction Lamp Base
At Century Studios, we now make all of the Tiffany reproduction lamp bases we offer. At our studio, each base is made individually using the lost wax investment casting process. Our bases are cast in bronze at a local foundry, with brass and copper components incorporated into each base. Creating a lamp base has many…