The Beginning of Tiffany Lamps

Tiffany lamps got their origin in 1985. It did not take long for these unique designs to be popular among lamp-makers and buyers. Their intricate designs and beautiful workmanship have had made them the favorite in the industry of lamps. The name of the product was taken from Louis Comfort Tiffany who was first believed as the father of the designs. However, history has it that it was Clara Driscoll who was first to conceive and created the first Tiffany lamps that are now produced by Tiffany Studios.

There are seven categories for Tiffany lamps. The following are Favrile, Geometric, Irregular Upper and Lower Border, Transition to Flowers, Flowered Globe lamps, and Flowered Cone. The Favrile design is the first design wherein Tiffany is first known. The Geometric category is made mostly be skilled men who created the Tiffany in the form of ovals, squares, rectangles, and triangles.

The Irregular Upper and Lower Border have openwork crown edges to stimulate a trees, branches, or shrubberies. Transition to Flowers is subdivided into Flowered Cone and Globe lamps. These lamps all have a botanical design of butterflies, flowers, spiders with webs, dragonflies, and peacock feathers.

The process of making the Tiffany Lamps can be in itself very intricate. The lamps are created with the use of the Copper Foil method. At the beginning, the desired pattern is drawn first on a cardboard. Some designs of numbers and glass colors will then put on the pattern. After putting the glass on the top and put some traces on it, the pieces will soon be cut and designed according to the desired shape

When that process above is finished, craftsmen will clean the pieces properly before the copper foil is applied to the edges. The copper foil will support the edges together. Afterwards, the lamp will soon be set and its edges soldered firmly and finally clean the lamp again.

A thing of exquisite beauty like these lamps created by Clara Driscoll does not come cheap but are worth every dollar you pay for them. The smallest models are in the $70 price range. The most expensive ones could go for as high as $2,000. But once you have a one of these lamps, they are a joy forever. They not only light up a room, unlighted, they are wonderful decors, taking their place along with the other items around.

So if you want this lamp for your home or office, be deliberate in your purchase. Check out brochures, images on the Internet, or better still, go to a store to check them out in person.

Finally, the wide array of Tiffany designs and selecting the right ones for you can be daunting. You can shorten your choosing process with the help of the Internet or you can ask a friend who knows something about the Tiffany lamps. Or better yet, you can ask the customer assistance of the Tiffany lamps company.