The August heat reminds us that it is time to get back to the cabin and enjoy late summer as the days begin to shorten. Inspired by this time of year, we created this 14” Dragonfly shade using a transparent amber grey glass that has wisps of blue drifting through like wood smoke. Like the…
Designed by Bill Campbell in 2006, the 7″ Violet is a Century Studios original shade pattern. Intricately detailed, the individual pieces of glass in this shade are often no larger than chips – especially the flower centers. Set against a pale blue background, the shade is covered in delicate purple flowers amongst green leaves. Perfectly…
At Century Studios we create turtleback shades in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Commissioned by a client in Texas, this 16″ Turtleback shade has a colorful personality. The body of the lamp makes a dramatic shift from green to deep red. The decorative band of black cherry colored turtlebacks has been hand…
The generously proportioned 28″ Wisteria makes an impressive floor lamp or chandelier fixture. For this shade we used a mix of blue, lavender and white blossoms intermingled with fresh green foliage. The mottled glass gives the flowers a sun dappled appearance, while the irregular lower border and lobed shape of the shade creates a naturalistic…
Century Studios is pleased to introduce the Twisted Vine Jr. Floor base to our line of reproduction Tiffany metalwork. Emerging from the round pad at the floor, the stem of the base is an ascending swirl of twisting vines. The bronze base is cast at our studio. The base is 57.5″ tall and is available with…
It is well known that Louis Comfort Tiffany’s favorite flower was the daffodil, and the flower appears on lamp shades ranging from 14″ to 28″. The 20″ Windswept Daffodil is a lively rendition of this bright, cheery springtime flower with the blooms dancing across the surface of the shade. Commissioned by a New Jersey client…
The 15″ Spider is a Tiffany shade that is usually mated with the Mushroom base. A local client commissioned this shade to be used as an inverted chandelier. The three dimensional cast bronze spider legs and scalloped edge give the fixture added visual interest. The glass chosen has a deep golden tone that imparts a…
The 20″ Arrowhead has a unique design approach for a Tiffany Studios shade – representational, yet stylized and rhythmic in its execution. Arrowhead plants can be found near ponds and streams and the distinctive shape of the foliage is used here to great effect. A sunset orange sky at the top sets the color tone…
The 16″ Banded Daffodil is covered in masses of blooming daffodils bursting to escape the horizontal border rows that are trying to keep them in check. Warm tones of yellow, amber and green give this piece a golden glow. The fracture glass used for the background was made by Schlitz Studios in the 1990’s. The…
We recently rediscovered a student documentary film about Century Studios made in 2002 by Rebecca Noran as an assignment for a film class at the University of Minnesota. The film documents Century Studios at our former location in downtown Minneapolis, a space we occupied for over 20 years. Bill Campbell has edited the original documentary…