Meyda Tiffany - Ugly Cars and Humble Beginnings

Some of the biggest companies around the world had the most humble of beginnings. Apple computers started in a garage and Dell originally began making computers in his dorm room. With Meyda Tiffany, the oldest and leading manufacturer of Tiffany lamps and decorative lighting, it all started with an ugly car.

Tired of looking at their neighbor's "classic" automobiles through their kitchen window, Ida and Meyer Cohen decided to make a stained glass window one day some thirty years ago. From humble beginnings and a distaste for ugly cars, Ida and Meyer started a new tradition of quality craftsmanship in decorative lighting that is carried on by the company to this day.

That one simple stained glass window which began as a mere hobby, turned into a business that now offers thousands of styles and options to choose from, including:

Ceiling pendants

Table lamps

Floor lamps

Desk lamps

Wall sconces

Fireplace screens

Flush mounted ceiling fixtures

Inspired by ugly cars and from humble beginnings, Meyda Tiffany is now a world leader in stained glass creations and continue to produce one of a kind light fixtures that are destined to become treasured heirlooms just like the originals created by Louis Tiffany over a century ago.