Tiffany - A Glass Maestro

Louis Comfort Tiffany was born the son of a successful New York jeweler. An easy career path in the footsteps of his father did not appeal to him, so he studied art in New York and Paris. Upon his return from Paris, he continued painting but extended his artistic ability to include interior decorating. After decorating a suite of rooms in the White House, Tiffany’s designs were in great demand.

In 1875 he opened the Louis Comfort Tiffany and Associated Artists. He had over one hundred skilled artists that produced the lamps, windows, and tiles to Tiffany's design specifications. The demand for his glass products increased as demand for his design talents increased. 

                   

Louis C. Tiffany was an artist and innovator in working with glass. He developed new types of glass as well as new techniques in producing lamps, windows, and tiles. It was said that Tiffany's windows were meant to be looked at and not looked through. Tiffany also used ancient methods of making glass and adapted those methods to create his masterpieces in glass.

                                                                                                                                   

References

http://www.studiosoft.it/antiquetiffany.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany

https://www.google.com/search?q=louis+c.+tiffany