At Century Studios, we are often asked to adapt a client’s favorite painting into a glass piece. In 2008, we were commissioned by a couple in New York City to create a piece inspired by The Kiss, which was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1907/08. The Kiss was created during Klimt’s “golden age”, when he…
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16″ Daisy
Commissioned by a client in Nevada, this 16″ Daisy has a cheerful color palette that shows the lively flowers against a sunset yellow/orange background. The shade is shown on the distinctive Greek Urn Base.
Century Studios Preservation Award
The Donaldson Mansion on Mount Curve Avenue in South Minneapolis is a historic home that was built in 1906 by the founder of Donaldson’s Department stores. The home featured details and special appointments by a variety of noteworthy design firms. Tiffany Studios provided some of the fixtures and a stained glass bay window in the…
Lamp of the Week: 22″ Laburnum
With just under 2000 individual pieces of glass, the 22″ Laburnum shade is one of our most complex reproduction shades we offer. The naturalistic look of the shade is accentuated by irregular lower border. The rich golden yellow tones of this shade are enhanced by a delicate blue background glass. Shown on the popular Twisted…
20″ Daffodil
The 20″ Daffodil cone has long been a favorite lamp pattern. With its inverted flowers, the design has a unique look amongst Tiffany lamp patterns. Commissioned by a client in California, this 20″ Daffodil lamp was created with bold jewel tones and a variety of types of glasses. The shade is shown on the elegant…
Lamp of the Week: 28″ Trumpet Vine
The 28″ Trumpet Vine is one of the many large reproduction Tiffany cone-shaped designs offered by Century Studios. The glass used to create this shade has an explosion of color and variety. Ring mottled, streaky, fracture and rippled glass make the shade exciting to view from every angle. The glass used for the background of…
Upcoming 15th Annual Arts & Crafts Show
The 15th Annual Arts & Crafts Show and Sale is just around the corner. Century Studios will be exhibiting at the show which runs September 20 & 21 in the Progress Center at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
14″ Daffodil
This bright and cheery 14″ Daffodil lamp was commissioned by a couple in Texas. The colors for the shade evoke a crisp spring day with fresh greens and yellows against an azure blue sky. The shade is shown on the Penguin Foot base.
Lamp of the Week: 10″ Acorn
Tiffany Studios’ Acorn design (originally called a Vine Border) appears in a variety of sizes. At Century Studios, we recreate Acorn shades in the 10″, 12″, 14″ 16″, and 20″ sizes. The 10″ Acorn shade, shown here on the delicate Queen Anne’s Lace base, works well as a small accent lamp in any interior. We…
20″ Azalea
The 20″ Azalea is an unusual Tiffany lamp design. The shade’s modified turban shape compliments the densely rendered design. The tangle of branches provides the perfect support for the profusion of flowers, buds, and leaves. This design is also unusual in that the solder is sculpted into beads on the surface of the shade to…