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Renowned miniaturist Jean Nisbett offers a wealth of inspirational ideas for constructing extraordinary modern settings in 1/12 or 1/24 scale. All these decorative styles come from the 1900s through the present, and mesmerizing photographs showcase spectacular miniature houses and interiors. Among the delightful and unique choices for sheltering a doll: an elegant Art Deco beach house, an iconic midcentury Philip Johnson house, and an ultramodern 21st-century house, complete with soaring windows and state-of-the-art furnishings. Checklists of key period features and creative ways of using readily available objects to make furniture and accessories on a budget will help you design the dolls’ house of your dreams.
| Acknowledgements | 8 | |
| Introduction | 9 | |
| Practical Matters | 10 | |
| Part 1 | Early Twentieth-Century Decorative Styles | |
| The Art Nouveau Style | 28 | |
| Glasgow School | 31 | |
| The Arts and Crafts Home | 36 | |
| The Edwardian Era | 40 | |
| Art Deco | 46 | |
| The Traditional Look: 1920s and 1930s | 52 | |
| The Wartime Years: 1940s | 62 | |
| The 1950s | 65 | |
| The Modernist House in the Twentieth Century | 70 | |
| Part 2 | Modern Decorative Styles | |
| The Swinging Sixties | 82 | |
| The 1970s | 87 | |
| The 1980s | 93 | |
| The 1990s | 101 | |
| Part 3 | Ideas for the New Century | |
| The Twenty-First Century | 112 | |
| Ethnic Influences | 121 | |
| Public Spaces | 132 | |
| Extend the Dolls' House Outdoors | 142 | |
| Postscript--2002 | 149 | |
| Suppliers | 150 | |
| Makers of Featured Miniatures | 151 | |
| Bibliography | 153 | |
| About the Author | 154 | |
| Index | 155 |
Overview
Renowned miniaturist Jean Nisbett offers a wealth of inspirational ideas for constructing extraordinary modern settings in 1/12 or 1/24 scale. All these decorative styles come from the 1900s through the present, and mesmerizing photographs showcase spectacular miniature houses and interiors. Among the delightful and unique choices for sheltering a doll: an elegant Art Deco beach house, an iconic midcentury Philip Johnson house, and an ultramodern 21st-century house, complete with soaring windows and ...