Know Design History of Tiffany Lamps

Just read a very interesting on-line article in "This Week in Home Decor", written by Jim Carper; this publication is a trade publication that discusses current topics for the design trade. The subject of his comments were about Tiffany lamp designs, as follows:

"Louis Comfort Tiffany was not the sole designer of his stained-glass lamps, according to a just opened exhibit at the New York Historical Society (www.nyhistory.org). It was a woman - Clara Driscoll - who created the Wisteria, Dragonfly and Poppy lampshades, as well as inkwells, desk sets and tea screens. Driscoll supervised a design department of 35 women until she had to leave in 1909 when she remarried. (Married women were not allowed to work in the studio.) If word had gotten out that Driscoll had designed some of the company's most famous lamps, "Tiffany would have died", co-curator Martin Eidelberg told the New York Times. The exhibit, "A New Light on Tiffany", runs through May 28, (2007)."

How wonderful that times have changed for women in business! However, this exhibit looks like one not to miss if you love these beautiful Tiffany lamps.