I have had a life-long love affair with dollhouse miniatures, and careers in art education and interior design. I hope to combine these life experiences to help other miniature enthusiasts get more out of this wonderful hobby we enjoy, a hobby that often reaches the level of an art form. Susan Downing
Charles Matton considered his Boxes to be enclosures for the recreation of life. He described his concept this way: “I create two kinds of boxes: those whose purpose is to recreate an atmosphere that has delighted me, a memory whose existence I wish to perpetuate; and the more objective pieces that are the result of a detailed examination of the ‘realistic truth’ of a certain place.”
Categories: modern, room boxes
Originally found on Conchita Home, a Polish home design website. That link is now broken. Sorry.
They provide hours of wonderful fun and provide a hobby that grows as big as your imagination. Since most of us have had only minimal exposure to modern architecture in homes it stands to reason that we may be reticent to explore modern styles as a dollhouse possibility. We have a tendency to dismiss that which we don’t understand. As it was said in the tag line from a famous commercial, “Try it. You’ll like it.”
Categories: dollhouses, modern
Paris Renfroe Red Dining room furniture, found on Mondern Min Houses
Paris Renfroe was a successful designer of residential and commercial space in San Francisco when he indulged a life-long love by creating 1:12 scale miniatures of his full-sized designs.
Categories: dining room, modern, print, table
Singapore Airlines cabins – No Detail Is Too Small
Isn’t great that dollhouse miniatures are attracting enough attention that creative minds on Madison Avenue are bringing the 1:12th scale world into popular culture? These four short videos show a great way to deliver a sponsor’s message, wire a miniature box to receive that commercial and a really great room in which to watch it.
The “No Detail Too Small” title of this video is an indication of the skill the miniature artisan has in creating the seating arrangements for an Airbus A380 double-deck airliner. There’s a sub-title to this commercial: “Singapore Airlines cabins in 1,000 hours and using 100 envelopes.” Wait ’til you see the number of patterns the artisan uses, just for 3 seats. , the next time I go to Singapore, I want to book a “suite.” (more…)
Categories: modern
