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Lamp of the Week: 16″ Wild Rose

Lamp of the Week: 16″ Wild Rose

The 16″ Wild Rose shade has a wide border of rambling roses in bloom. The upper portion of the shade resembles the paving on a garden path. Created in 2001 for a local client, this shade has warm amber tones mixes with hints of green and pink. The flowers are rendered in delicate shades of…

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22″ Turtleback

22″ Turtleback

The 22″ Turtleback is an elegant Tiffany Studios shade design. For this example, the distinctive band of turtleback tiles is bookmarked by light amber/yellow upper and lower geometric sections. We had large deep orange/amber turtleback tiles created expressly for our studio, and from these, we hand cut and fit each tile for the band. Commissioned…

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Lamp of the Week: 18″ Alamander

Lamp of the Week: 18″ Alamander

The 18″ Alamander shade is covered with large, showy blooms. The plant, also referred to as “Golden Trumpet” is a large flowering shrub that  flourishes in warm climates. The mottled yellow flowers are tinged with orange and green accents. The warm tones of the background are cut from fracture/streamer glass. The border rows feature amber/yellow…

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16″ Geometric Cone

16″ Geometric Cone

The simple elegance of the 16″ Geometric Cone shade is refreshing variation on most Tiffany geometric shades. While geometric shades tend to be laid out in horizontal rows, this design is vertically oriented. As the rows widen towards the lower portion of the shade, the height of the pieces also change to accommodate the shape…

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Lamp of the Week: 24″ Curtain Border

Lamp of the Week: 24″ Curtain Border

With its generous proportions and elegantly simple design, the 24″ Curtain Border is a pattern that will fit easily into many interiors. The lower portion of the shade mimics a fringed border popular on many Victorian fabric lamp shades, but the look of this shade is firmly rooted in the arts and crafts tradition. The…

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16″ Peacock

16″ Peacock

With their showy multicolored feathers, peacocks are a natural inspiration for stained glass. Tiffany Studios created about a half a dozen peacock inspired lamp shades, and the 16″ Peacock shade is still one of our favorites. Composed of eight pairs of swirling tail feathers, the design has a flurry of movement and opportunities to blend…

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Window of the Week: Hollyhock

Window of the Week: Hollyhock

Created as a showroom piece in 2013, this Hollyhock window was inspired by an 1893 painting by John LaFarge. The impressionistic coloration highlights the deep red hollyhocks in full bloom. This 24″ x 36″ window showcases a variety of glasses, including ring mottled, streaky, rippled, and fracture/streamer. Polished quartz pebbles add dimension to the insets…

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Century Studios Lamp Bases and Metalwork

Century Studios Lamp Bases and Metalwork

At Century Studios, we offer over 90 lamp base options, including table lamps, floor lamps, and chandelier fixtures. We create more than half of the bases/fixtures we offer in house. Here we have a photo showing a number of raw bronze castings for various projects that are underway. Our bronze bases are cast using a…

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