A little inspiration..

A Dolls House - I completely missed out on this when it was actually happening in 2013 (during the period I was without a computer & internet access), & only found out about it more recently, but felt very inspired when I saw some of the doll houses made for the project.

In 2013 Cathedral Group asked 20 architects & designers to design & build a dolls house.  The brief was to make a house suitable for a 750mm x 750mm plinth & include one unique feature to make life easier for a child with a disability.  The completed houses were auctioned by Bonhams in November 2013, with the £90,000 raised going to the disabled children's charity KIDS.

The designers who participated in the project were Zaha Hadid, Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners, David Adjaye, MAKE, AHMM, FAT, Studio Egret West, ShedKM, dRMM, Duggan Morris, Morag Myerscough, Glenn Howells, Mae, DRDH, FCBS, Guy Hollaway, Amanda Levete, Phil Coffey, Amodels and HL, alongside other collaborators who worked with the designers & architects.  The project was inspired by Edwin Lutyens 1924 dolls house for Queen Mary which more than 1,500 artists, designers & craftspeople contributed to.  In the same spirit, Cathedral Group challenged the 20 architects & designers to work with their own artist, designer, and furniture-maker collaborators to make the end products even more special.

My particular favourites are the AHMM, Duggan Morris, & Coffey houses, followed by the Mae, SHEDKM, & Adjaye Associates houses. 

  

 

 

 

All photos from cathedralgroup.tumblr & adollshouse