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About Meyda Lighting - Our History & Heritage

Meyer Cohen artisan crafting custom Tiffany glass lighting
Established 1974

A Storybook American Success Story

Meyda Tiffany Lighting was born when founder Meyer Cohen was asked by his wife Ida to construct a stained glass window for their home. What began as an artisan passion by a master craftsman and visionary businesswoman quickly expanded into America's premier custom decorative lighting manufacturer. Today, Meyda operates under family leadership across a 180,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in Yorkville, New York.

Meyda Tiffany stained glass craftsmanship heritage
Artisan Heritage

Tiffany Stained Glass & Copperfoil Mastery

Meyda Lighting manufactures one of the world's most comprehensive collections of handcrafted stained glass lamps, architectural fixtures, and decorative art panels using authentic copperfoil construction techniques.

Hand-soldered museum collection Tiffany stained glass lamp

Authentic Copperfoil Artisanship

Each glass shade is composed of individually hand-cut art glass pieces wrapped in copperfoil and meticulously hand-soldered by master artisans, building timeless lighting heirlooms.

Custom powder coating and patina finishing facility

Proprietary Custom Finishing

Meyda offers hundreds of surface treatments, including hand-applied wet patinas, eco-friendly powder coating, electroplating, marine-grade exterior UV coatings, and hand-buffed metal textures.

Grand scale custom architectural chandelier for Stanley Theatre

Meyda Custom Lighting Division

Engineered for grand-scale commercial architecture. Engineered milestones include the Stanley Theatre centerpiece—a 35-foot wide freestanding LED luminaire weighing over 3 tons.

Strategic Brands & Heritage Acquisitions

Century-Old Glassmaking Technologies Under One Roof

Custom Gothic rustic chandelier by 2nd Ave Lighting

2nd Ave Lighting Division

Acquired to expand bespoke commercial offerings, 2nd Ave delivers high-end hospitality luminaires with specialized metalworking, custom acrylic diffusers, and oversized scale customization.

Quality Bent Glass high-temperature oven kiln production

Quality Bent Glass Heritage

Tracing its roots back over a century as an original supplier to Louis Comfort Tiffany Studios, Quality Bent Glass utilizes original high-fire kilns to slump and bend glass for Revival and Schoolhouse collections.

Fused glass slumped pendants and custom glass textures

Metro & Fused Glass Studio

Merging modern architectural styles with hot glass fabrication, our kilns produce thick slumped glass, fused glass sconces, custom diffusers, and decorative glass countertops for luxury spaces.

Global Trade & Contract Manufacturing

Built to Spec for International Specifiers & Importers

From custom CAD engineering to export-grade crating, Meyda Lighting provides complete ODM/OEM project support. Our fixtures are built to UL/cUL safety standards and can be wired for 120V, 220V–240V, or integrated international LED driver configurations.

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