• LDF Membership

    5 October 2026 /

    Membership for 2027 is now open.  We have a limited number of memberships every year & they do sell out fast, so we advise you book as soon as you can. All our current members…

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  • Perfection in Miniature Awards 2027

    5 September 2026 /

    The PIMA’s are back in 2027! The PIMA have been running since 2015 in association with Ahmed Al Thani, a regular visitor to KDF who wants to encourage the development of the miniatures industry &…

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  • Lady Barbara Speak’s Dolls House Collection

    4 September 2026 /

    For more than 40 years, Lady Barbara Speake created a world in miniature. The Lady Barbara Speake Collection of Dolls’ Houses and Miniatures brings together 119 lots from a collection assembled with extraordinary imagination and…

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  • Featured Artist: Sallyanne Meekins Ceramics

    26 August 2026 /

    Sally tells of her love affair with miniatures & her inspiration for new designs. My first encounter with miniatures was when I visited Kensington Dollshouse Festival with a keen collector friend in 2001, at the…

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  • Featured Artist : Nagisa Sakamoto

    26 August 2026 /

    Nagisa first discovered the world of miniatures at an exhibition. It made her want to exhibit as a maker, so she began creating miniatures herself. Totally self-taught, she bought a wide variety of materials and…

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  • Featured Artisan : Anna Belogurova of Art Koza

    25 August 2026 /

    My own work is primarily created for collectors – mostly one-of-a-kind pieces and small limited editions, characterised by a high level of detail and realism, and by very fine, precise craftsmanship. I am fascinated by…

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  • The Search for the V&A Dolls Houses

    29 April 2026 /

    A few years ago, when I interviewed William Newton (the then curator of the newly refurbished Young V&A) for an article, he mentioned an amazing new museum that was being built in the Olympic Park…

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