The Woodbine, or False Virginia Creeper, is a rambling and climbing vine whose leaves dramatically shift color in the fall. The 16" Woodbine is a perfect shade to showcase exciting glass in surprising color combinations.
For this example, clusters of richly colored leaves in green, red, yellow and orange gamble across the shade. A geometric trellis gives structure to the exuberant foliage. The lightly textured background glass is an autumnal mix of green with earth tones.
The Dogwood Ball Lamp is a unique combination of shade and base. The tall and slender base supporting a delicate orb has the feeling of a graceful Art Nouveau fantasy. The 10" round shade is held aloft by a special six-pronged crutch on the Artichoke Trumpet base (total lamp height 30.5").
This unique lamp is currently available for purchase from our studio showroom.
Bold red flowers group together at the top of the shade, blending into tones of pink and white as the clusters descend. The background is a light milky white glass with fracture/streamer. This special glass was made more over 25 years ago.
The 18" Tyler features a swirling ribbon sweeping across the upper portion of a geometric shade. The exotic interplay between geometric and organic is accentuated by the shade's turban shape. This shade was paired with the Decorated Trumpet base (21" tall) and has been sold.
It was a busy week at Century Studios. In addition to working on our lamp projects, we received two crates of glass from the Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass Co. on Wednesday. We do not have a loading dock at the studio, so the crates were delivered to the the sidewalk outside our front door. Fortunately, it was a beautiful day with late summer sunshine and moderate temperatures.
As each sheet of glass was carefully removed from the crates they were carried into our studio showroom.
The stunning sheets of glass were then carried to the light table to be examined before finding their way into our glass racks. These inspiring sheets of glass will soon be incorporated into upcoming projects along with the other sheets in our glass library.
STUDIO HOURS
Century Studios will be closed September 14 through September 21. Beginning September 22 we will have erratic studio hours for the following two weeks.
Photos by Dustin Nelson
The never fading beauty of the flowers covering the 25" Rose Bush are a symbol of love, admiration and grace. This recently completed shade is installed as a chandelier fixture over a large dining table in a private Midwestern home.
Lush flowers cavort and tumble across this generously proportioned shade. Bill Campbell chose a lively mix of reds for the roses, and each bloom is composed of several different glasses that have been expertly blended together to give depth to each bloom. Sturdy stems and lush foliage give a fullness to the design. The multicolored background includes blue, light amber, and peach, adding fullness to the look of the shade.
Hybrid tea roses are not a common motif in Tiffany lamps, with Louis Tiffany and his designers preferring wild roses. This lamp design shows the grandeur and beauty of the rose in all its glory.
The 16" Poppy has a simple elegance that makes it the perfect lamp for any room in the house. Rising from an undulating band of leaves, the bold poppy flowers dance across the upper portion of the shade. Metal filigree adds depth to the flower centers. The veining on the leaves is achieved through placing the filigree on the inside of the shade, behind the semi-transparent green glass.
A cheerful yellow glass was chosen for the background of the shade which sets off the orange poppy flowers. Ripple glass in the lower border rows gives additional visual interest to the piece. The shade is mated with the Lummis base (19" tall). This base design has a modern look that was inspired by the seed pod of a lotus plant.
This lamp is currently available for purchase from our studio showroom.
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