Tiffany Dragonfly Lamps
Tiffany Dragonfly Lamps For Your Home
By Lauren Tyler
Tiffany has been popular for creating lamps that not only give light, but add radiance to your home. The stained glass and the designs of Tiffany's lamps add aesthetic appeal and charm wherever you place them. So whether you decide to choose bronze, ceramic or enamel lamps you cannot go wrong with a Tiffany lamp to decorate your home or office with.
You can select from a wide range of table lamps, desk lamps, floor lamps and hanging pendants. These days, with many manufacturer's creating superb Tiffany reproductions, there are many more designs and styles of Tiffany style lighting available for you to choose from.
One of Tiffany's most famous creations is the "Dragonfly" lamp. The Dragonfly lamp was created by Clara Driscoll in 1900 and was so well received that it won the Paris International Exposition award that year. Clara Driscoll, who became popular after the creation of her Dragonfly Tiffany lamp, was a very creative designer and worked with Tiffany for almost 30 years. And though the lamp is called a Tiffany lamp, it is and always has been acknowledged as Driscoll's artwork.
Louis Comfort Tiffany kept the identities of his designers hidden partly because he was keen to keep the focus on his own artistic genius and business prowess. But in reality, under the guidance and direction of Clara Driscoll, more than 30 lamps were created in the name of Tiffany.
In Japan, the symbol of the dragonfly is synonymous with happiness and longevity. So what better way to capture this essence than on a lamp! The Tiffany dragonfly lamps are a great addition to any home, whether in the form of table lamps, desk lamps, floor lamps or sconces.
While most of the original Tiffany lamps command extremely high prices, the dragonfly reproduction lamps are available at affordable prices. These replicas are meticulously handcrafted using the old copper foil technique that was adopted by Louis Tiffany because the existing technique was hampering creativity and color choices.
As well as the infamous hanging head dragonfly, Tiffany lamps had other nature-inspired designs such as water lilies, peacock feathers, wisteria. The abundance of color and intricacy of designs meant that these lamps were not only appliances that provided light in your home, but they were also ornamental because they were so beautifully crafted and thus are a great piece to have in your home.
Tiffany dragonfly lamps are widely available these days and it is simply a matter of finding the right table lamp or floor lamp for your home.
Lauren Tyler writes for exclusively for LampLightWorld.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lauren_Tyler
http://EzineArticles.com/?Tiffany-Dragonfly-Lamps-For-Your-Home&id=857783
