modern miniatures, dollhouses and architectural models

Amazing Custom Mid-century Modern Dollhouses by Interior Designers

You came here to see a really awesome post whose photos I had to remove. Nothing sucks more for a blogger than to disappoint their readers and I’m so sorry. In trying to share some really cool creative stuff with you (the intent of this blog), I unknowingly violated copyright laws set forth by the publication which brought the story to my attention. (more…)

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The Arne Jacobsen Doll House, MiiBoxen, Is Now Available From Minimii.

MiiBoxen from minimii

In November 2009 I introduced you to a dollhouse design by Minimii, The Miiboxen, that was a miniature reproduction of Arne Jacobsen’s actual home in Charlottenlund. The post also compared the dollhouse to the original home of the famous designer. (more…)

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Mid-Century Modern Miniature. The Emerson House By Brinca Dada.

The Emerson House By Brinca Dada

I was absolutely thrilled to learn that brinca dada of New York has created a modern dollhouse, inspired by Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House and the Cooper residence designed by A. Quincy Jones. (more…)

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M112 PODS & Mini Modern Furnishings By Paris Renfroe

Container dollhouses by Paris Renfroe

Paris Renfroe established Paris Renfroe Design in San Francisco California in the summer of 2002. Since then he has worked with numerous clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul areas. (more…)

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New Modern Dollhouse is a Reproduction Of Arne Jacobsen’s Own 1928 Villa

Arne Jacobsen Villa Dollhouse

I suppose it’s the combination of being a female, a wannabe architect and having a predilection for modern design that makes me somewhat obsessed with modern dollhouses. (more…)

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Modernist Doll Houses by Gidon Bing Promote Karen Walker Paints For Resene

Modernist Doll Houses by Gidon Bing

Resene, a New Zealand professional paint company, chose to showcase their latest range of Karen Walker color paints for the home, by using mini- modernist Bauhaus inspired architectural models of homes crafted by Auckland sculptor Gidon Bing and styled by Katie Lockhart. (more…)

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Kathy Osborn Has Big Talent With Little Things.

Osborn Dollhouse

Graphic artist, photographer, and children’s book illustrator Kathy Osborn, is getting a lot of online attention for her miniature modernist construction of a 21st century house (shown in the photo above). And it is fabulous – as you will see later in this post. (more…)

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Mark Turpin’s Pine Island: Architecture In Miniature

mark turpin's pine island miniatures

You can’t call Mark Turpin’s creations Dollhouses, that would be a gross misnomer. (more…)

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