Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps

by Sandra Nickel

Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)

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The untold story of Clara Driscoll, a nature lover with the mind of a creative innovator and the unsung genius who designed and engineered the iconic Tiffany lamp

Drawing inspiration from her childhood gardens, Clara Driscoll created designs for Louis C. Tiffany's stained glass windows. Clara had such a flare for glass that Tiffany put her in charge of a special workroom, staffed with women—called the Tiffany Girls. But Clara wanted more. She wanted to create a three-dimensional work that would make light bloom. So she figured out how to engineer a lamp—how to shape and bend glass and light it so that her designs sprung to colorful, vivid life.

Today, we all recognize Tiffany lamps, but we almost forgot the woman who created them. Extensive back matter features more information about Clara Driscoll, her letters, and her design and manufacturing process, as well as bibliography and sources.
  • ISBN10 1682636097
  • ISBN13 9781682636091
  • Publish Date 24 June 2025
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Peachtree Publishers