Saturday, September 17, 2011

Tiffany Lamps



I do not know what it is about these lamps but I have always had this fascination for Tiffany Lamps. They first came about in the late nineteenth century and eventually became associated with the Art Nouveau Movement. First made at the end of the nineteenth century, these unique and ornate looking lamps were hand crafted by extremely skilled artisans instead of being mass produced. For years it was understood that these lamps were in fact designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany one of the sons of the Tiffany family who founded Tiffany and Co however this is not true. Just recently we have found out these unique and beautiful lamps were designed by the female artist, Clara Driscoll, Power on Clara! Does anyone else share my obsession with these classic lamps?  

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