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50 years in The Dolls House.
The founder of the first ever dolls house shop in the UK, Michal Morse, tells us more about how it all started. It is a surprise to realise that it is 50 years since I opened…
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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 we really know how much…
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Umbrellas at the ready.
Ladies knickers, Gin & a scrubbing brush. Lateral thinking is always needed when creating mini masterpieces. The Perfection in Miniature Awards have become the highlight of our year at LDF HQ. This year in particular…
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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…
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Feature: Smallscale
Marie- Louise Markhorst talks about her love of minaitures. “Miniatures have always been my passion. Ever since I was a little girl I enjoyed dolls houses tremendously. Visiting the museum in my hometown, I loved…
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Feature: Gale Elena Bantock
Everything about Gale Elena Bantock’s work is recognisable. It isn’t just the style of the exquisitely painted faces, it isn’t just the beautiful costumes worn by her characters, it isn’t just the vivid colours & vintage…
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Feature: Nicola Mascall Miniatures
Nicola Mascall first exhibited her work at The London Dollshouse Festival in 1992, a variety of carpets, rugs, wall hangings, cushions, stools, fire screens, bell pulls, church kneelers, samplers etc. Nicola has had an interesting…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
