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Category / Teeny Tiny Stuff

This Miniature Belle Epoque Photo Studio is Ready for its Close-up

In an era where an expression like “selfie” is announced as the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year, the idea of going to a photographic studio to have a picture taken of yourself, does seem rather like something out of a dreamworld… Ali Alamedy is an artist from Turkey who creates incredibly accurate and detailed dioramas, most recently this early photography studio from the 1900s…

The Guy who Shrunk his 1950s Hometown

This could be a snapshot from a mid-century suburban town, taken by a proud new car owner who just came home from the dealership. Perhaps he dashed straight inside his house at number 239 to grab the camera and capture the moment he achieved the American dream … Or not… You’re looking at the work…

Stop Everything and Check out these Tiny Fairytale Book Sculptures

I like to think I spend a good amount of time celebrating my inner child, and anyone else who does so too is automatically going to be my favourite person in the room. Su Blackwell, creator of these whimsical paper sculptures, is one of those people. Firstly, I think we had the same childhood: As a child, I…

Stop Everything, Check out these Miniature Mediocre Motels

Among my favourite things are mid-century American kitsch and teeny tiny stuff. Put the two together and you basically send me into overload. I’m not exactly sure why run-down vintage motels fascinate me so; perhaps that seedy glamour of America is much more appealing to a European road-tripper like me who hasn’t stayed in enough of them yet to have encountered bed bugs. But those pastel…

The Man who Lost his Memory and Rebuilt his Imagination

People heal in so many different ways, but Mark Hogancamp’s story has to be right up there for the most unique and fascinating choice of therapy. Thirteen years ago, Mark returned from hospital after coming out of a nine-day coma, his memory stolen; erased. Back at his home in Kingston, NY, he discovered a closet full…

Oh, Just a Gingerbread House Rendition of the Overlook Hotel from “The Shining”

Nothing says “Happy Holidays” quite like a cult horror movie turned miniature winter wonderland in the form of everybody’s favourite Christmas cookie! Come play with us… I logged on to Reddit to see what the online bulletin board had to share this Christmas Eve, and found something rather remarkable– this 4×5 foot wide homemade gingerbread house…

Take a Peek Inside this Fantastic French Miniature Museum

Miniature museums are often packaged as toy museums or assumed to be a very twee exhibit for doll house enthusiasts, but today I virtually stumbled upon an incredible museum located in the French city of Lyon, where the world of miniatures becomes a whole new dimension… Founded by Dan Ohlmann (pictured above playing giant), a renowned…

Oh, Just a Miniature Mermaid’s Dollhouse

This is one of those slightly random finds that I was about to throw in with my Monday series of 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today, but then I looked closer (rubbed my eyes in disbelief a little), and realised it definitely needed its very own post. That, and the fact that it’s a Miniature. Mermaid.…

And Now, the Andy Warhol of Home Baking

She will bake your favourite tv show, sugarcoat your best instagrams, ice your most popular emoticon and add sprinkles to your favourite street style look. Lindsey Gazel is baking’s answer to pop art; a modern Andy Warhol if you like, where cookies are her canvas. And here’s some of her best work… On a scale of 1…

The Real-Life Hotels and Miniatures from Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Dream

I‘m not sure what I thought Wes Anderson and his team of magic elves really did to create those unique, game-changing sets for The Grand Budapest Hotel, but miniatures hadn’t immediately come to mind … But of course! As it turns out, The Grand Budapest Hotel technically isn’t so grand. This week, The New York…

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