The Lamps of Tiffany Studios: Nature Illuminated

by Margaret K. Hofer, Rebecca Klassen (Contributor)

The radiant and beloved masterworks of leaded glass from the Gilded Age. Louis C. Tiffany’s intricate and brilliantly colored masterpieces have captivated collectors for decades, and continue to inspire crafters who re-create them in home workshops today. This collection showcases eighty of the firm’s most iconic lamps, including rare and one-of-a-kind creations. These examples have all been newly photographed in sumptuous detail to reveal features in the glass and metalwork that have never been seen before in print. Intricate patterns dazzle with kaleidoscopic wisteria that twists and curls with grace, peonies that explode with color, and dragonflies that dance with the light. Uniting a reverence for nature and a fascination with the artistic potential of glass, Louis C. Tiffany and his designers created a revolutionary design aesthetic that brought the beauty of the natural world into the home. This book explores Tiffany Studios’ innovative adaptation of electric sheathing the incandescent light bulb in a shimmering veil of leaded glass. Beautifully designed and produced in an intimate format, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios presents a jewel-box package that makes the perfect gift for any art lover.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

144 pages, Hardcover

Published October 11, 2016

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a beautiful compact book which showcases original Tiffany lamps. The 80 lamps illustrated here are in the New York Historical society collection. These lamps were not designed by Louis Tiffany but it is now known were largely the work of Clara Driscoll and her team of female glass cutters. New photography of these lamps has been done for this book and looking at the pictures you can see a massive difference in the quality of the original lamps as compared to modern knock-offs of the same style.

By the mid 1920s Tiffany lamps were seen as old fashioned and fell out of style and it was not until the late 1950s that they started be appreciated again. Now unless you are extremely wealthy you are unlikely to be able to afford to buy an original lamp unless very lucky but books like this make you realise why people search out the original pieces with such passion.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cool book about Tiffany lamps.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful photography and a summary of the history.