The summer is flying by, and the 17th Annual 20th Century Design Show is fast approaching. With over 40 dealers specializing in Arts & Crafts and Mid Century Modern furnishings and decorative arts, this show brings together an eclectic mix of antiques dealers and contemporary artists. This year, David Rago of Rago Arts and Auction…
Created in the early 1990’s as a showroom piece, this 16″ Banded Daffodil shade comes to life through the careful modulation of vivid yellows against a multi-hued green backdrop. Glasses used include bold ring mottles, ripples, and delicate fracture glass. The light colored border rows reign in the exuberant flowers. The shade is shown on…
We recently completed two small geometric shades for a local client. The 7″ Geometric shade is made from a striated red glass and will be used on a wall sconce. The butter yellow glass of the 12″ Acorn shade gives off a warm glow. The shade is shown on the Tobacco Leaf base.
Back in the early 1990’s, not long after we moved our studio to downtown Minneapolis’ North Loop Warehouse District, we decided to have a showroom event which would include all the smaller shade styles we offered at that time. We titled the display Tiffany In Bloom and included the six 14″ shades pictured. We also…
Large floral shades represent the finest stained glass shade designs created by Tiffany Studios. With their expanded surface area, the flowers on these shades definitely have room to grow! The 28″ Daffodil pattern has the natural look of a garden in springtime. The willowy stems hold the distinctive flower heads aloft while the slender leaves…
Inspired by John R. Neill’s 1909 full page illustration in L. Frank Baum’s book The Road To Oz, Polychrome was created as a showroom window in 2013. The window depicts Polychrome, one of the daughters of the rainbow, returning home after her adventures in the Land of Oz. With her sisters in attendance to welcome…
One of Tiffany Studios’ most unique lamp designs, the Mermaid w/Nautilus Shell is a highly detailed accent lamp. The cast bronze mermaid rises above a churning ocean carrying the stained glass shell above her head. The gentle light emanating from the shell lights her way as she glides above the waves. Commissioned by a North…
The 36″ Pond Lily Chandelier is the largest reproduction Tiffany Studios lamp we create. With its generous size and strong horizontal lines, this shade transports the viewer to the edge of a quiet pond in summer. Water lilies in varying shades of white, pink, and yellow dot the sparkling blue surface of this unusually shaped…
Century Studios will be closed Thursday July 21 through Monday July 25. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday July 26.
At Century Studios, we create turtleback shades in many shapes and sizes. These simple geometric shades are given star treatment with the addition of hand cut and chipped turtleback tiles. Commissioned by a local client, this 10″ Turtleback shade has a burning ember orange/amber background. The three dimensional turtleback band is made from a set…