The Alamander (also called Allamander and Allamanda) is a warm climate plant native to South and Central America which grows as a large flowering shrub. In the wild, Alamander is often found near streams and ponds and is a fast growing, sometimes invasive plant. It is often called “Golden Trumpet” even though cultivated varieties can…
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Century Studios will be closed Thursday March 8 through Monday March 12. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday March 13.
20″ Waterlily
Commissioned by a client in Wisconsin as a chandelier fixture, this 20″ Waterlily shade is shown on the Bump base. The rippled glass used for the water was made by the Chicago Art Glass company in the 1990’s.
Lamp of the Week: 30″ Lotus Blossom Chandelier
With its lush flowers and large saucer shaped leaves, the Lotus plant inspired many lamps, windows and fancy goods created by Tiffany Studios. The 30″ Lotus Blossom Chandelier is one of the largest reproduction Tiffany lamps we make at Century Studios. This example, created in 2011 as a showroom piece and now in a private…
16″ Apple Blossom
The 16″ Apple Blossom is an elegant design with a strong Asian influence. Tree branches move diagonally across the shade bearing leaves and flowers in full bloom. The dramatically blended amber & green glass chosen for the body of the shade provides a lush backdrop for the delicate pink-tinged flower petals. The shade is shown…
Wall Street Journal
The Saturday/Sunday February 17 & 18, 2018 Design and Decorating section of the Wall Street Journal featured an interior with a Century Studios lamp. The Acorn shade on Tobacco Leaf base appears on a side table in a Portland, OR client’s library.
New Lamp Design
The 10″ Dogwood Ball is the most recent addition to our line of reproduction Tiffany lamps. Dogwood trees have large showy flowers that bloom in the spring and are a motif used time and again by Tiffany Studios in lamps and windows. At Century Studios we now offer four dogwood patterns – the 10″ ball,…
Lamp of the Week: 20″ Turtleback Dome
One of the many variations of turtleback shades we create is the 20″ Turtleback Dome. The lamp was commissioned in 2014 and has a band of hand cut emerald green turtleback tiles bookmarked above and below by rows of mottled green glass. The shade is shown on the 7 Handled Pottery base.
22″ Laburnum, Part 2
We have completed the 22″ Laburnum lamp for our client in Florida. Upon receiving the lamp, our client wrote, “The lamp is absolutely beautiful! The glass and base are perfect… and the craftsmanship…is truly second to none!” The Laburnum shade has the unique feature of being lobed, which in combination with the irregular lower edge,…
Lamp of the Week: 28″ Dragonfly
This dragonfly is one of two 28″ Dragonfly shade patterns that we offer. With the flying insects swirling diagonally across its surface, this pattern is full of excitement. We created this shade in 1996 using Lins glass, and the background of the shade is studded with pressed glass jewels made at our studio. This chandelier…