The Tiffany lamps were highly sought after in the early 1900’s due to their designs, colors, and influence. The Tiffany lamp is defined as a specific lamp that was hand made in the early 1900’s that had distinct characteristics such as mosaic glass work.

 Growing up I would always pay visits to my Nonna’s and Grandma’s houses. Every time I would go to either of the houses I would always notice these beautiful lamps. They had a wide variety of replica Tiffany lamps between the both of them, from the dragonfly design to the lilies, but I never seemed to notice that they weren't authentic. I remember always wanting to be in one of the lamps, because the stories and scene that the lamps were displaying always seemed so intriguing. These tiffany lamps help kickstart my love for beautiful and intricate mosaic designs on lamps, windows, and tiles.

The whole process of creating a Tiffany lamp, from start to finish, by hand could range anywhere from five to eight weeks.The beginning of the lamps life started with a rough sketch of the wanted design in water colors and pencil. These were typically drawn out by Louis Comfort Tiffany himself or an overlooked employee named Clara Driscoll. Tiffany created favrile glass, which is a glass that is made to have these bold and iridescent colors that had a powerful aura that drew people in. After the glass was chosen, the design was then transferred onto it and cut out by specialized glassmiths. Then the pieces of the glass are placed on a piece of rounded piece of metal, that resembles a bowl, and soldered with a special copper foiling technique that was invented by Tiffany in the early stages of designing the lamps. Soldering is the process of sticking two pieces of material together with another metal. This copper foil sealed the glass shards together so that they would stay put. The last step of the process is to clean up the metal lines to make sure that it is up to the highest quality it could possibly be before being distributed.

The Tiffany style of lamp was revolutionary for its time because it was so different from every other lamp on the market. There was more white and creams being used instead of bright reds, blues, yellows, and greens. When people bought a lamp they would typically want it to be pretty but not straining on the eyes. They did also have carriage lamps, which are a small type of lamp that are used for when people move around, but they were going out of style near the start of the Tiffany lamp era. The shift from plain to eccentric began to happen when people started to lose too much color and character in their homes, they wanted a change.

So when the Tiffany lamps were introduced, the people loved it. It was what they felt were missing in their homes. They provided an aura that was homely and inviting. With the introduction of these lamps people began to redo their houses to add back some spirit by buying patterned bed sheets, eye-catching rugs, and adding colorful accent walls. The Tiffany lamps changed the lamp business forever and many people haven't looked back since.