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Window of the Week: By the Seashore

Window of the Week: By the Seashore

At this chilly time of year,  a reminder of the sunny days to come is always welcome. Commissioned in 2010 by a client in New York City, By The Seashore  is inspired by the 1883 painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir. This window utilizes three plated layers of glass to create the warm sunny setting.

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16″ Geometric w/Triangles

16″ Geometric w/Triangles

Commissioned as a Christmas gift, this 16″ Geometric w/Triangles shade has a warm, welcoming presence. The rich amber/yellow glass is accented by the deep red border of triangles. The shade is shown on the versatile Small Stick base.

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Lamp of the Week: Turtleback Lantern

Lamp of the Week: Turtleback Lantern

This Turtleback Hanging Lantern with Swirls has emerald green turtleback tiles and a hinged door with a glass panel on the bottom to let light shine below. The heavy bronze casting is created at our studio using the lost wax casting method utilizing molds taken off a Tiffany Studios original. The completed lantern has a…

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16″ Dragonfly

16″ Dragonfly

Commissioned by a Wisconsin couple, this buttery 16″ Dragonfly will shine brightly on the gloomiest day or darkest evening. The electric blue, green eyed dragonflies vibrantly dart across the surface of the shade, which is supported by the Stemmed Dragonfly Mosaic base. As the pieces were cut and fit to the pattern, the colors were…

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Window of the Week: Winter

Window of the Week: Winter

With the icy chill of winter finally descending on the Upper Midwest, we thought that it would be nice to revisit our peaceful Winter window. Created as a studio piece in the mid-1990’s, this window has three plated glass layers which give depth to the coloration. The night sky dazzles with multiple layers of fracture/streamer…

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36″ Pond Lily, Part 2

36″ Pond Lily, Part 2

We finished off 2015 by completing the 36″ Pond Lily shade for our showroom. This unusual Tiffany Studios shade pattern is a new design for our studio. While water themed shades were popular motifs for Tiffany Studios, there are only two known original examples of this shade. The generous size and strong horizontal lines of…

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2015 Year End

2015 Year End

At Century Studios, we are in our 2015 year end home stretch.    We will be open Tuesday December 22 & Wednesday December 23 from 10 – 5:30.    We will be closed Thursday December 24th through Monday January 3.

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New Shade Design: 10″ Poinsettia

New Shade Design: 10″ Poinsettia

We are pleased to introduce a new Century Studios original shade design, a 10″ Poinsettia. This petite shade was designed by Bill Campbell and shows one complete poinsettia flower. The shade features a variety of red glasses set against lively shots of blue and purple. This shade is shown on the Ruffle base and is…

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Lamp of the Week: 28″ Poinsettia

Lamp of the Week: 28″ Poinsettia

Considered a decorative holiday plant, poinsettias are flowering perennial shrubs native to Mexico, where they can grow to ten feet tall in natural settings. The talented designers at Tiffany Studios created a wide variety of sizes and styles of poinsettia shades. The 28″ Poinsettia shade is the largest poinsettia shade we offer. This generously proportioned…

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