Hilliard Studio


Production and assembly of each Hilliard Lamp is done on-site in our studio and foundry located on the northern coast of California's Redwood Empire.

In the Hilliard Studio we use our own custom made glass tiles which are then arranged and soldered into various woven patterns. We also produce heat formed art glass to create our slumped glass lamps.

Every lamp is supported by a framework of solid cast bronze, which is cast in our own
art bronze foundry using traditional
sand casting techniques.


The Bronze Pour

Buffing a Bronze Base




Glass tiles waiting to be
individually wrapped.

Tiles being wrapped with copper foil.

 This time-consuming technique is used because solder will not adhere to glass on its own.  

Each glass tile is copper wrapped and soldered into place creating a variety of unique patterns. 

Actual Size of Glass Tiles
Move your pointer onto the photograph to light up the glass.


Ming Pattern
~Stringer Tiles~
(Pictured: Ivory Tiles w/Stringers & Garnet Accents)

Every tile lamp is individually hand-crafted using hundreds or even thousands of mosaic glass tiles.



Woven Pattern
~Stringer Tiles~



Woven Pattern
~Solid Tiles~


Herringbone Pattern


Beaded Pattern

Lamps by Hilliard remains to be the only source for this exotic line of finely crafted glass and bronze lighting.

Every Hilliard Lamp is of heirloom quality and sought after by collectors world wide. Each lamp is signed, dated and numbered.


Lamps by Hilliard Crew


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