Not Just Your Average Jewelry Maker
Note: This SquidWho was written by my fiancee.
Most people nowadays associate Tiffany and Co. with engagement rings and other jewelry. Well, yes, the company does makes those things. But once upon a time, Louis Comfort Tiffany, the founder, was known as the most prominent stained-glass window maker in the world. He revolutionized the stained-glass process, and examples of his work are all over the world, in some of the most famous buildings in the world.
His work is most closely associated with the Art Nouveau movement, which was characterised by free-flowing, organic forms, often using nature and floral motifs. Some of his most famous pieces were his dragonfly lamps, which are both expensive and incredibly difficult to find.
Louis Comfort Tiffany is Still Important Today
Quick Facts about Tiffany
- Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent jewelry makers in the world
- His engagement ring setting revolutionized engagement rings
- Tiffany is synonymous with stained glass
- His house developed the process of making favrile - which changed the face of stained glass
- One enameled box that he made was sold - for $24,000
Other Great Art Nouveau Lenses
Learn more behind the Tiffany Art Movement
-
Art Nouveau
-
Note: This lens was written by my fiancee. Art Nouveau and Art Deco are in fact polar opposites of one another, which is amusing, because the two are often used interchangeably by confused people. The Art Nouveau style actually preceeded A...
A Little Bit About L. C. Tiffany
A brief history of Louis Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 - January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork.William Warmus. The Essential Louis Comf...
Tiffany Glass
Beautiful Pictures of Tiffany Glass
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Marquette Building
Sample Tiffany Products
Different Tiffany Products that catch your eye
Antique Tiffany Glass: Give Your Vote
News on Tiffany
Recent News on Tiffany and his Art
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byStained Glass Videos
Watch Stained Glass as it's being made!
So what do you think of Louis Tiffany now?
Louis Comfort Tiffany is pretty cool now, isn't he? Let me know what you think, please!
by Loyalis
Explore related pages
Kaleidoscopes For Sale- Are you... Looking for a handcrafted gift your friends and family will love?A ma...
Gorgeous Mission Lamps for Timeless Home Decorating- Mission style lighting is a very distinctive, straightforward style....
Tiffany Design- Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 - January 17, 1933) made a lasting impa...
Magnificent Moose 101- Moose are found throughout northern North America and Eurasia. Their range coinc...
I Need More Traffic, I Want More Traffic, I Gotta Have More Traffic Headquarters- I Need More Traffic, I Want More Traffic, I Gotta Have More Traffic This is the...
- Design Your Own Stained Glass
- Producing works of art in stained glass is an immensely fulfilling and fascinati...
