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Our next live event is the KDF Summer Show at Kensington Town Hall. Planning for the KDF Summer Show 2023 has begun. We are excited to be back at Kensington Town Hall & hope the show is going to be…
- 23 January 2023 11:11 am·

Visit Eltham Palace & The Red House with our specially tailored tour on Thursday 11th May 2023 Visiting beautiful houses is a great way to get inspiration for your next miniatures project. Where better to go then, if you are…
- 23 January 2023 10:15 am·

Sabrina’s quirky & witty take on haute cuisine. Sabrina Lee was not someone particularly familiar with miniatures. She did like cute & tiny things like many people do, but that was as far as it went. Sabrina is currently studying architecture in…
- 10 January 2023 9:50 am·

Jennifer Kallin talks about her passion for Triang dolls houses. When I was a child I always loved miniature things seen in museum cases, free gifts in comics & cereal boxes, pictures in books & little treasures found at jumble…
- 29 December 2022 2:35 pm·

Top tips for anyone travelling the the Kensington Dollshouse Festival for the 1st time. If you are traveling to Kensington for the 1st time, here are some pointers as to how to make the day flow smoothly. If you have…
- 20 November 2022 4:03 am·

Laurence & Angela St Leger talk about what is needed to create mini masterpieces – Ladies knickers, Gin & a scrubbing brush (really!) The Perfection in Miniature Awards have become the highlight of our year at LDF HQ. This year…
- 15 November 2022 2:49 pm·

Here is the floorplan for the KDF Christmas Show, taking place on December 3rd at Kensington Town Hall. Please be aware that some changes may still occur You can download copies of the floorplans here. Updated 02.12.22: Lower Foyer Ground…
- 10 November 2022 9:08 am·

Sue Hodgson talks about her husband John & his incredible 45 years of miniatures & where their buisness is heading now. It is with great sadness that I heard the news this week that John Hodgson had died suddenly last…
- 9 November 2022 1:00 pm·

New award to celebrate & support the new talent attending the Kensington Dollshouse Festivals. 2022 was a year of discovery for us. We have spent the past 12 months scouring our tiny world for new craftsmen, passionate about small scales…
- 9 November 2022 11:44 am·

It is with great sadness I found out the news that Kristin Baybars died in November last year. Anyone who has been involved in dolls houses & miniatures over the last 40 years will be aware of Kristin & her…
- 7 November 2022 5:17 pm·

Why not sign up for 2023? Memberships for 2023 are now available. We will be limiting the number of members to 50 as usual, but there is always high demand, so we advise you to book your card as soon…
- 3 November 2022 10:06 am·

How some of the world’s top fashion designers are turning their attention to our tiny world. There is no doubt that miniaturism has got a big boost during lockdown. Social media & a couple of TV shows have spread the…
- 13 September 2022 4:56 pm·

Are you a member of a dolls house club? You are eligible for reduced price tickets to our shows. Kensington Town Hall has always been a place when dolls house enthusiasts, collectors & artisans can come together to celebrate our…
- 6 September 2022 12:24 pm·

Tine Helps LDF Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Every year we ask one of our exhibitors to make a special, limited edition gift for our 50 LDF Members. We always like to pick something that is relevant to the time…
- 28 August 2022 10:35 pm·

Practice really does make perfect! Phyllis tells us about her love of miniatures. Back in 2014, Phyllis Hawkes came to London to attend the Kensington Dollshouse Festival Summer Show. This is one of the best things about our events, we…
- 28 August 2022 10:14 pm·

Floral Artist Extrodinaire tells us some of her secrets. In the 1980’s Gill specialised in growing and arranging dried flowers and she began to notice that a number of customers were buying her tiny arrangements for their “houses”. Talking to…
- 28 August 2022 4:03 pm·

Now based in the Isle of Wight, Pam has travelled the world, Pam love of miniatures was born thousands of miles away. Pam has been making miniatures from epoxy clay for over thirty years. Her love for sculpting in miniature…
- 28 August 2022 3:39 pm·

The only craftsman to have won 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Highly Commended in the Perfection in Miniature Awards, tells us more about his work & his entries into the contest. Jeremy’s first Kensington Dollshouse Festival was in around 1989. At this…
- 28 August 2022 3:24 pm·

New LDF Exhibitor, Elizabeth Hough, tells us more about how she ended up painting tiny works of art. Elizabeth has not attended any of our live shows yet & this is the 1st time she has taken part in the…
- 28 August 2022 3:07 pm·