london dollshouse festivals
London
Kensington Dollshouse Festival (formerly the London Dollshouse Festival) was
established in 1985 by Caroline Hamilton & Sue Atkinson, both dolls house
enthusiasts, who wanted to create an event that would bring together the top
dolls house makers & miniature artists from around the world with dolls house
collectors & aficionados. Over the last 35 years the Festival has become the top
international show for quality dolls’ houses, baby houses, miniatures & models.
Faithful customers travel to London from Asia, USA, Africa, Australia and
Europe, just to visit the Festival every year, there are 170+ craftsmen
exhibiting, with approximately ¼ of the total exhibitors travelling from outside
the UK and most of whom make the items they sell themselves. 95% of all the
items for sale are completely hand made. In 2005, Charlotte Stokoe took over the
organisation of the Festival, and introduced other events alongside the main
show, including workshops (in association with IGMA – The International Guild of
Miniature Artisans), tours to places of interest, free children’s activities &
the PIMA (Perfection in Miniature Awards). A one day Christmas Festival was
added to the calendar in 2008, which quickly became as popular & successful as
its Summer counterpart.
