Acquisto Silver
What started as a challenge from his sister 40 years ago, is now an all consuming passion for Pete Acquisto. Growing up, Pete’s father was a skilled carver and a master furniture builder. At 14,…
Perfection in Miniature Awards 2020 Winners
Judging of the belated Perfection in miniature Awards (PIMA) took place at LDF HQ on Tuesday. Judges: Ahmed Al Thani, Caroline Hamilton & Emma Waddell. Winners:1st Place: Chippendale Settee by Yosh Sagi Working Gents Umbrella…
Cornellieson Gallery
Nellie Artemysia McKay looks at things in a different way. A talented artist, who wants to take things into the virtual world. She has been exhibiting her paintings at the LDF Shows for only a…
Models on a huge scale
Paul Wells explains why restraint is vital when working on his incredible dolls houses & models. For the past 30 years, Paul Wells has been creating history in the form of model buildings & scenes…
Fatima Dona Molinero
Capturing the magic in miniature. When you see Fatima’s work, you see beautifully detailed paintings, fantastically real tropical fish & intricately accurate accessories for a dolls house or model. We gasp & admire, but do…
Fashions Fade, Style is Eternal.
Fernando Setien sings the praises of Mid Century Design. As a child, Fernando, very unusually, made some of his own toys. He liked to work with wood & would create small furniture just for fun.…
The World on your Fingertips.
Little Miss Miniature can create a whole tiny world that will fit in the palm of your hand. As with most miniaturists, Sonia’s love of small things began when she was young, but she was…
The Original & still the Best.
Founder, Michal Morse tells us how the 1st UK specialist dolls house shop came to be. It is hard to believe that Michal Morse opened the doors of her dolls house shop in Broadley Street,…
The skill is in the detail.
Fern Vasi talks to us about her fabulous dolls Fern discovered her love of dolls houses through her 2 sons. One had a castle filled with knights & horses, the other loved his train set,…
Simon Williams Miniatures
Combining a lifelong passion for architecture and miniatures, I have been building houses and room boxes in one twelfth scale for almost 20 years. Specialising in the Georgian aesthetic, I have also built several French and…
