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Pictured: A library/study for an art collector. The two paintings are by my step mother Lois Tucker. The Red/Blue chair is of course based on the Reitveld original (1917!). The double herringbone floor was a challenge of my patience
PETER TUCKER
AIMMember
Right: This light/sculpture, about 4 inches 10cm tall, has a turned perspex top in a copper base. The light source is an LED...
Above: A dining table - I called it the X table - made using two slices of spalted Maple, with stainless steel legs
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Petersworkstandsout becauseheisoneofthe smallbandofartisans makingmodernminia turesforthecollector. Hehasbeenaninnova tor,makingreal,scale florescentlightfixtures fordollhouseminiatures about10yearsago.He firstusedLEDsfor lightinginroomboxes aroundthesametime whentheywerespecial orderitemsandcost about$8.00each,just fortheLED.
Above: This Deco style sconce is on a piece of 80 year old decorative banding. The light is about 2.25 inches 5.7 cm across
Petersaysmyfocusonmakingoriginaldesign piecesissomewhatunusual.Imightalso mentionthatIthinkIspecialiseintheleast populareraofminiaturesaswell,sothatmay saysomethingsignificantaboutmeaswell. Hisscaleofchoiceis1/12thbecauseofthe amountofdetailthatitispossibletocapturein miniaturesofthatsizeandmanythingsscale downwelltothatsize.Goingsmalleralways meansmorecompromisesarerequiredfrom him.Inaddition,heisquiteatallperson(61) withlessthantinyhandssothelargerscaleisa littleeasiertoworkwith.
Right: Deco style table and floor lamp with a small table the table top is Gum wood with a Dogwood border
Mostofhisitemsareoneofakind,whichisfun,but,hefeels,poorbusinesspracticeastherearenttoomany economiesofscaleinmakingoneoffs. Peterenjoysthechallengesoftryingtoworkwithnewmaterialsorwitholdmaterialsinnewways.Hecan (largely)determinehowwellthefinalproductturnsouts,arefreshingchangefromwewantcheapandwe wantitnow.Heisalsoveryawareoftherealworldbusinesscycleshavingnodoubtthatminiaturesarea discretionaryexpenditureaffectedbyarecedingeconomy.Hissalesaremademainlythroughhiswebsiteand someshowsashedoesnthavealineofgoods.BuyersneedtocontactPetertoseeifhehastheitemorwill makesomethingsimilar.Iusuallyincorporatesmalldifferencessoeachpieceisunique.Ionlydoalimited numberofbigshowsasIneedalargevolumeofpeopleattendingsoIcantryandcatchtheeyeofthe5% whoarenotallergictomodern.Heishappytotakecommissions. Peterisnowknowninternationallyastheguywhodoesmodernminiatures. HehasbeenfeaturedinAmerican,British,Dutch,Danish,German, SpanishandTaiwanesemedia.Heremainsfocusedmore on20thand21stcenturystyles,becoming increasinglyinnovativewithhis lightingandfurnituredesigns
Andhisplansforthefuture?
Tryandkeepgoinglongenoughsothatmodernminiaturessellwell andIbecomeprosperoussellingthem(Iliveaveryrichfantasylife).
Peter Tucker
Pictured: The light (perspex with an embedded LED) is supported on a 0.040 carbon fibre rod
WanttofindoutmoreaboutPeters stunningmodernminiatures? Whynotvisithiswebsite:
www.roomboxes.com
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ByAIMMember,ElizabethLepla
SincetheadventoftheinternetLizhasbeenableto reachamuchwideraudienceandELFMiniaturesnow haveclientsineverycontinent,fromRussiato America,SpaintoJapanandontoNewZealand, Braziltherearedollshousecollectorstheworldover! HersisterKateMantonrecentlyjoinedherinthe businessasshewasunabletocopesinglehandedany longer,andKatewaslookingforanewopportunity. Thesistersboughtahousetogether,sotheynowhave morespaceforexpansion.
Left: George Nelson Bookcase. Right: Contemporary Sink & Washstand. Below: One of Elizabeths classically modern fitted kitchens.
Whilethevastnumberofclientsaredolls housecollectors,thereisgrowinginterestin miniaturedesign;these clientsoftendonthave ahouse,butcreatedioramas thattheyphotographs othatthe resultsareindistinguishable fromafullsizedscene. Theywillthendissemblethesetandrecreate somethingelse,combiningandrecombining itemsfromtheircollection.Inaddition,Liz alsomakesmodelsforusebyfilmand advertisingcompaniesELFfurniturewas recentlyseenintheOasisdrinksadverts,and hasfeaturedinadvertsforSony,Tescoand others. Lizhashadtocommissionanumberofpieces astherewereNOmodernsinks,taps,hobs etcwhenshefirstbegan. Shealsodevelopedherownjigstoenablehertoproducekits(likebuyinga flatpackkitchen.AndherIcouldntlivewithouttool?MyProxxonsaw.
ELFMiniaturescanbeseenatKensington,Miniatura,KemptonParkand Lyndhurstasontheirwebsite.
Future plans..?
Andwhataretheircreativeplansforthefuture?Lizexplains:Ihave recentlystartedtocreatein1:16scaleasthereisgrowinginterestinthis scalepartlyduetothelaunchofseveralultracontemporaryhousesin 1:16.IalsoplantoexpandtherangeofdesignerpiecesthatImake,and Iamalwaystryingtoinnovateandreflectthechangesbroughtaboutby advancesintechnologyinthefullsizedworld. Welookforwardtoseeingtheresults. Anykitchenyoudonthavetoworkinisgoodwithme!
Want to find out more about Elizabeths stunning modern miniatures? Why not visit her website:
www.elfminiatures.co.uk
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departmentasthetopperonthefourcorner postsofabed. Itissimilarlychallengingtochoosethefavourite piecefromhismanycreationsbutRichardis particularlypleasedwithaZenCoffeeTable withblackinlay.ThetableisofYellowheartand sitsona3tieredpedestal.ClearPlexiglasrests on4pinsstationedateachcornerofthetable. Iwouldsaythiswasoneofmyearlystretch pieceswhereIhadtoexpandmyskillset. Itisalwaysinterestingknowwhereartisansfind theirinspirationandretainthatuniquequality intheirwork.RichardlivesinHighPoint,North Carolinawhichisknownasthefurniturecapital oftheworld.ThecityhoststheInternational HomeFurnishingsMarkettwiceayearsothere isinspirationallaroundhim.Healsousesthe internetforneworinnovativecontemporary/ moderndesigns.Whilethefieldisgrowing therearestillveryfewminiaturistsmaking
Richardwasdrawntothe modern/contemporary furnituresidebya contemporarydollshouse thathedesignedandbuilt fromscratch.Atthetime therewasverylittle modernfurniturebeing madeorsoldsohemadeseveralpiecesforthis house.Asaresulthebegantothinkaboutthe nextgenerationofminiaturists.Irealizedthat
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muchofthenextgenerationhavegrownupin amoremodern/contemporarysocietythanI did.IfiguredthatifIbuiltit,theywould come. Thegradualdevelopmentofmoreandmore optionsformodern/ contemporaryminison themarkettodayhasled Richardtobranchinto, whatheconsiderssimilar genres:ArtDecoand FrankLloydWright inspiredpieces.Some whathumbly,he continues:Inaddition,I wouldsaymyskillsetand resultshaveimproved steadilyovertheyears.Ihavemuchtolearn butverymuchlookforwardtothechallenge.
Richardexplainedsomeofthespecial techniquesthathehashadtolearn,adaptor invent.Modern/contemporaryfurnitureshares manyelementsofconstructionwithtraditional furniture.However,manyelementsareunique tothemoderngenre.Findingsuitable materialstoreplicatethoseelementsor inventingthemhimselfhasbeenvery interesting.Iwillshareonefunnystoryabout atechniquethatIlearned.Forsomeofmy earlypiecesIfoundthatIneededtocreate somecurvedshapestosomePlexiglasina coffeetable.Aftersomeresearch,Idesigneda mouldofwood,covereditwithbakingpaper, positionedthePlexiglasoverthemouldand presentedmyselftomywifesoven.She nearlyhadaheartattackasshewatchedme meltplasticinheroven.Itallworkedout justfinebutshehasencouragedmetogetmy ownovenforfutureexperiments.
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1:12thscaleKnittedTeaCosyc.1965
ByAIMMember,FrancesPowell
Tomakeup: Sewinalllooseends.Donotpress,asthiswillflattenpattern. Withrightsidestogetherfoldknittinginhalflengthwise.Sewupsideseams. Turnrightsideoutandpokeintopcornerstoshapeteacosy,oversewtheseinplace.Foldapieceoffeltin half,positionteacosyonthefoldwiththetopoftheteacosyonthefoldline.Cutapieceoffeltthesamesize andshapeastheteacosy.Sewupsideseams.Donotturnrightsideout.Positionlininginsideteacosyand oversewalongbaseofteacosytosecure. CopyrightFrancesH.Powell2011 Allrightsreserved.Thispatternisforprivateuseonlyandmaynotbereproducedinanyform,orreproducedfor commercialgainincludingsellinganyitemknittedupfromthesepatternswithoutwrittenpermissionfromBut tercupMiniatures.Reproducingortransmittingthispatternbyanymeansforanypurposeotherthanforper sonaluseconstitutesaviolationofcopyrightlaw. If you would like to see more of Frances wonderful knitting, why not visit her website: www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk
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hefirsthouseChristabuiltwasaDell Prado.Atthetimeshewasunawareof thequality,havingnoidea,thewoodand furniturewassowellbad. Shemadethematchingfurnishingsthatcame withthekit,butneverlikedthewayitlooked: itwastoobigortoorough,nofinedetails. Afterawhileshewantedtothrowawaythe houseandfurniture.Haventweallhadthat experience!Nevergiveintoitjustseewhat Christahasachieved! Relenting,shestartedtocleanitout.The moreshelookedatitthemoreshewantedto tryandmakeitherownstyleoffurnishing,a totallydifferentstyle:aModernsomething
youcouldliveinnow.
Findingtheinspirationontheinternet, shestartedusinghercreativitywith materialssuchaswoodfromcigarboxes, fimo,printsfromtheinternet,wallpaper fromthesamplebooksinDIYshops, fabricfromcurtainsamplesandasome materialmetallicshades.Christa purchasedsomeobjectsliketheglass andthepotsinthekitchen,thetoilet andthebath.
Welookforwardtofollowingtheprogress ofthislittlemoderngem.
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