Tiffany
Tiffany
I N T R O D U C T I O N
I N T R O D U C T I O N
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highest quality and
every piece of glass is
in excellent condition
“
Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of the famous jeweller, was America’s
largest advocate of the Art Nouveau movement and founded
this prestigious, world renowned glass work. The Art Nouveau
and Art Deco movements are clearly defined in both his original
designs and those that we, at Interiors 1900, have on offer today.
Each Tiffany shade is handmade. It starts out as concept from one
of our designers. From this a drawing is created and sent to our
factory to make a prototype shade for us. After approval a plaster
impression of the shade is made which becomes a pattern or
mould to lay out glass during production. We use three grades in
our shades, Tiffany glass, Art glass and Premium art glass. These
are specially selected for their colour and light transmission.
The glass itself is hand crafted by mixing glass colours whilst molten.
Using this technique means that each panel of glass is unique and the
variations of colour and texture give ‘life’ to the glass. The glass pieces
are cut to the correct shape by hand and the edges wrapped in copper
foil before being placed in the plaster mould. At each stage the glass is
carefully soldered into place before the next section is started. Once
completed the shade is removed from the mould and the pattern
is checked before soldering the external joints for strength. When
the shade is completed it is checked against the pattern and once
approved, a dark patina is added to the solder to finish the product.
This
carefully
skilled
creation,
coupled
with
quality
and
the lustre of the art-glass used, ensures that each Tiffany
shade
is
a
high
quality,
unique
piece
of
craftsmanship.
“
