In December, we completed a new shade design for a local client. The 10″ Japanese Crests shade uses stylized motifs for the background, with ten different Japanese family crests, or Kamon, placed around the shade. Each symbol was hand painted and kiln fired. The crests indicate a family’s lineage and status from ancient times. The…
Century Studios will be closed Thursday January 12 through Monday January 16. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday January 17.
Tiffany Studios produced a wide variety of lamps with pond and water plant themes. The 14″ Arrowhead shade is inspired by the arrowhead plant (Syngonium podophyllum), a plant that grows beside ponds and marshes. The distinctive shape of the leaves gives the plant its name, and this popular landscape specimen is often found near water…
The 18″ Calamondin Orange Tree is a Century Studios original lamp design. Calamondin Orange plants blossom and bear fruit simultaneously, lending inspiration for this colorful shade. With just under 2050 individual pieces, the shade features a wealth of detail and is the most elaborate lamp we offer. Sprightly white blossoms and ripe fruit intermingle with…
Century Studios will be closed from Saturday December 24 through Monday January 2. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday January 3.
The 18″ Poinsettia is a generously proportioned shade featuring a wide band of poinsettia flowers. The upper portion of the shade has unusual trellised borders. This example, commissioned in 2013, has the vibrant plants set against a deep cobalt blue background. Several greens were employed to give the trellis added interest. The shade is shown…
December is always a busy month at the studio and we have been working on several projects the past few weeks. One that we just completed is this 7″ Geometric shade in rich amber with a lively blue accent row. A local client commissioned this shade for their antique lamp base. Studio Hours: It is…
This 26″ Poinsettia is a large, colorful shade that features lush red and green poinsettia flowers against a rich golden background. The shade makes an impressive chandelier fixture or can be used as a floor lamp on the Sr. Floor of Bamboo Sr. Floor bases. This lamp was commissioned in 2005.
The 25″ Mandarin Lotus shade is a uniquely shaped Tiffany shade. Many Tiffany lamp designs were inspired by water plants, and this pattern emulates the large round leaves of the lotus plant. The pattern of the lead lines takes its cues from the veining in the leaves, and the three dimensional accordion pleat surface brings…
The 22″ Double Poinsettia shade combines large expressive flowers blooming within a formal trellis. For this shade, we used a variety of light and deep toned reds tinged with blues, purples, and yellows to give the flowers a fanciful, sun dappled appearance. The light blue background glass at the top of the shade deepens to…