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 shade has a non repeating pattern and is the perfect showcase for a variety of rich red glasses. This naturalistic shade was originally designed for use as a chandelier fixture, but the shade can also be used as a large table lamp or on a Junior Floor base. This example was commissioned in 2009 by a Midwest client.

New Floor Base

Century Studios is pleased to introduce a new floor base to our list of bases, the Sr. Floor Smooth. With an overall height of 72" this cast bronze base weighs just under 60lbs and is the tallest of the five floor bases we create. The Sr. Floor Smooth base is the perfect compliment to 24", 26" and 28" shades. Century Studios now makes five floor bases in a variety of styles.

We have three styles of junior floor bases. At 57.5" the organic Twisted Vine Jr. Floor base is the shortest floor base and is available with four or six lights. This base can be used with 20" or 22" shades. The Bamboo Jr. Floor is a highly detailed, intricate casting that stands 60" tall. The Jr. Floor has an elegant profile and is 60" tall. These two bases have permanent Tiffany 5" wheels and are intended for use with 22" shades.

The Bamboo Sr. Floor base is 66" tall and works best with 24" and 26" shades. The Sr. Floor Smooth base is 72" tall and works with 24", 26" and 28" shades. Both of these bases have permanent Tiffany 6" wheel shade supports.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Century Studios will be closed Thursday November 23.

We will resume regular business hours on Friday November 24.

12" Zodiac

The 12" Zodiac is an original Century Studios lamp shade design that we introduced in 2018. The pattern has a Celtic motif of intertwining border rows that divide the shade into quadrants. Small three dimensional glass jewels stud the surface of the shade. Each of the four sections showcases a large round turtleback tile.

The main borders of the lamp are a rich mottled green glass. Heavily rippled and textured glass in amber and purple  fill in the areas defined by the borders. With its jeweled surface and textured glass it is difficult to resist reaching out and running your hands over the shade in person. The shade is shown on the petite Zodiac base (16" tall). This lamp was commissioned by an out of state client.

Lamp of the Week: 18" Peony

With its undulating turban shape, large flowers, and infinite color possibilities, the 18" Peony is one of our most popular shade designs. A melange of red, pink and white peony flowers blend together against a backdrop of lush blues and greens to create a shade with a painterly appearance. The majority of the glass in this shade was made by the Lins Glass Foundry, a company long out of business that made exceptional opalescent lamp glass. Created in the late 1990's as a chandelier fixture for a local client, the shade is shown on the Library base (22.5" tall).

20" Dragonfly

 

The 20" Dragonfly shade, with its elegant shape and jeweled background is a versatile shade that can be used as a table lamp, small floor lamp or chandelier fixture. 

The dragonfly motif is one of the pillars of Tiffany Studios lamp shade design. Dragonfly shades were created in multiple sizes and shapes. Irwin Terry is pictured soldering the outside of the shade. The reflected light highlights the granite textured glass used for the background of the shade.

Seven dragonflies encircle the shade, flying in a downward formation against a stylized background that is studded with pressed glass jewels.

The multicolored background was cut from a five color granite textured glass. The lightly textured surface gives the shade a sparkling background for the dragonflies dart across.

Commissioned by a client in Texas, the shade is mated with the Twisted Vine w/Arms base. This base has an organic flow, rising up from the table to meld with the shade above.
 

Lamp of the Week: 18" Alamander

The Alamander (also called Allamander and Allamanda) is a a large flowering shrub that is often found near streams and ponds. It is often called "Golden Trumpet" even though cultivated varieties can have yellow, white, or purple flowers.

For this 18" Alalamander shade, a variety of deep orange, amber and yellow flowers are contrasted against a backdrop of purple and blue that is tinged with yellow. The green leaves and stems enliven the rich tones of the background, playing off  the border rows at the top and bottom of the shade. The shade is shown on the stately Library base (22.5" tall). This lamp was created in 2019 as a studio showroom piece and is now in a private collection.

14" Dragonfly

The 14" Dragonfly is one of our most popular reproduction Tiffany lamp designs. This compact shade can be created in virtually any coloration and features six filigreed dragonflies flying against a background studded with pressed glass jewels. For this shade, a lightly textured, multicolored glass made by the Lins Glass Foundry in the early 1990's was chosen. Lins ceased production in the late 90's and their glass is highly prized. The richly colored glass for this shade has been in our library of glass for 30 years, waiting to be used for the right project. The shade is shown on the Swamp Flower base (17" height). This lamp was commissioned by a local client.

Lamp of the Week: 16" Geranium

  

Geraniums give a splash of color to gardens, porches, and window boxes from early spring through late fall. For this 16" Geranium shade, a smokey blue & green background sets off the dappled green leaves and cheerful red flowers. The rippled glass used in the borders gives a textural accent to the shade. The shade is shown on the distinctive Greek Urn base. We created this lamp in 2012 as a showroom piece and it is now in a private collection.