Sunday, March 17, 2024

18" Nasturtium

Trailing over rocks or bursting forth from planters, nasturtiums add a sense of whimsy to any garden. The 18" Nasturtium shade's turban shape playfully mimics how the plant tumbles with wild abandon across flower beds. 

Nasturtiums come in many colors and Bill Campbell skillfully blended a vibrant mix of glass for this shade, emphasizing both color and texture. The red, yellow, pink and orange flowers peek out between green foliage as the border rows in green ripple glass attempt and hold the plants in check.

Shown on the elegant Library base (22.5" tall), this shade is now in a private collection in Colorado.
 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Lamp of the Week: 18" Geometric Moorish

The 18" Geometric Moorish shade has a unique onion dome profile. A decorative band divides the upper and lower half of the shade. The solid green at the top of the shade subtly fades into golden amber above the decorative border giving way to warm amber on the lower portion of the piece. To ground the design, the two border rows at the bottom have an arch motif.


An overhead view of the shade shows the subtle interplay of colors. Six different closely related glasses were skillfully blended to created this shade. This shade, created in 2021 and now in a private collection in Texas, is
mated with the Grooved base. The tall slender base perfectly compliments the exotic shape of the shade.

 

Sunday, March 10, 2024

18" Nasturtuim and 24" Snowball Continued

Work on the 18" Nasturtium which progressed to the soldering stage late this past week. Here is a detail shot from inside the shade while it was being soldered. 

Irwin Terry completed the layout on the 24" Snowball shade this week. 

The 24" Snowball provides the glass artist with a large canvas on which to showcase exceptional glass in an Impressionist style. Irwin wanted the overall look of the shade to be an inviting green tone and blended together a wide variety of specialty glasses in the layout.
The glass selection complete, the three sections of the shade are shown on our light tables.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Lamp of the Week: 16" Apple Blossom

The 16" Apple Blossom is an elegant design with a strong Asian influence. Tree branches move diagonally across the shade bearing leaves and flowers. The dramatically blended amber & green glass chosen for the body of the shade provides a lush backdrop for the delicate pink-tinged flower petals. The shade is shown on the Small Stick base (20" tall). This shade was created in 2018 and is now in a local collection.


Sunday, March 3, 2024

Works In Progress

It has been a busy week at Century Studios with Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry each working on separate lamp projects. 


Bill has been creating a colorful 18" Nasturtium shade, which has now progressed to the foiling stage.


Once Bill's project was laid out and the light tables were available, Irwin began the layout for a large 24" Snowball shade. As both shades continue to move forward in the coming week we will begin the preliminary stages for the lamp project that will follow these pieces.


Thursday, February 29, 2024

Lamp of the Week: 16" Acorn

With its elegant simplicity, the 16" Acorn is a shade that is at home in any interior as a focal point or accent lamp. Tiffany Studios originally referred to this shade design as a Vine Leaf, but this pattern has come to be known as Acorn. A mottled celadon green glass was selected for the body of the shade. To contrast the background the acorns/leaves are done in a light pink & white glass. The shade is shown on the distinctive Turtleback Band base (21" tall). Supported by a three armed crutch, the body of the base has a band of turtleback tiles that are illuminated by a light within the base. This lamp was created in 2020 and is now in a private collection.


Sunday, February 25, 2024

16" Dogwood

 

With its fresh color palette, this 16" Dogwood has the uplifting feel of a spring morning. The shade is shown on the classic Greek Urn base.

Color, density, and texture are all carefully considered when selecting glass for a shade. To keep the overall look of the shade light and airy Bill Campbell chose a semi transparent amber glass streaked with wisps of green and pink to play against the mottled flower and leaves.
A special feature of this piece is the three dimensional leaded branches that weave across the surface of the shade. Irwin Terry is shown soldering the branches.

On the completed shade the three dimensional leaded branches give the finished shade added visual and tactile interest. This piece is in a private home in Minnesota.