The 18″ Grape is one of several Tiffany Studios lamp designs that incorporate a heavy cast crown at the top of the shade that mates with the Tree Trunk base. This shade features red grapes cascading amid lush green foliage. We created this shade over 25 years ago as a studio piece and it now…
(Please reference our blog post from Sunday October 28 to view Part 1 of the creation of this shade) Once all the pieces have been been wrapped in copper foil, the Fiberglas lamp form is coated with wax. To make our special tacky wax, we melt beeswax and add elements that keep the wax tacky…
With its autumnal swirl of leaves dancing across its surface, the 16″ Vine Ornament is a cross between a representational and abstract shade design. The unusual mottled glass chosen for this shade are a mix of amber and peach tones, creating a warm, welcoming lamp. The shade is shown on the versatile Small Stick base…
With its unusual shape, large flowers, and infinite color possibilities, the 18″ Peony is one of our most popular shade designs. For this example, we chose a limited color pallet where the background glass closely resembles the flower colors. This blended color approach gives the shade the impression of fullness, as if a huge bunch…
With its combination of geometric glass pieces framing a wide band of thick glass tiles, the 16″ Turtleback shade has an tactile quality not found in other shades. Green and yellow mottled glass geometric piecework bookmarks the row of glowing green turtlebacks. Each turtleback tile is hand cut and fit to form the decorative element…
Geometric lamps fit into any decor and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This 20″ Geometric Cone was commissioned in 2010. The shade pattern can be made in a variety of colors. For this example our client requested a warm, golden amber tone for the shade. The shade is shown on the…
With it generous proportions and lush foliage, the 28″ Magnolia is one of the most impressive Tiffany shade designs. Depicting a Saucer Magnolia in full bloom, the dome shaped shade is covered in a fretwork of delicate branches supporting an explosion of flowers. This large shade is usually used with the impressive Sr. Floor base,…
With its three dimensional arachnid silently resting atop its web waiting for the unwary to approach, the 15″ Spider shade elicits strong reactions from viewers, especially when the shade is created in deep, brooding colors. The pattern is ingeniously designed with the cast vent cap representing the spider’s body. Commissioned in 2008 by a Chicago…
One of the more unusually shaped shades created by Tiffany Studios is the 20″ Nasturtium. This is a good example of the design aesthetic of the shades – nasturtiums are low, trailing plants that will mound up in a garden, crawling over rocks and even other plants. The low dome of this shade gives the…
The 22″ Trumpet Vine is a large turban shaped shade covered in a profusion of blossoms. Many hours were spent carefully blending the complex mix of colors, textures and transparency to achieve this vivid color scheme that celebrates the beauty of art glass. The shade is shown on the Root Base (the base telescopes from…