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Taru Astikainen
Miniatures
1:12 Scale Nukkekotiin
Tarun Nuket
Kensington Dollshouse Festival – Summer Show
The Kensington Dollshouse Festival Summer Show is an international exhibition dedicated to miniature art, dollhouses, and fine-scale craftsmanship.
This collection has been created for presentation at the Kensington Dollshouse Festival Summer Show.
The collection consists predominantly of Edwardian-style dolls, with a smaller number of Victorian and Georgian figures.
More information: Kensington Dollshouse Festival official website.
Arkisto / Archive
These dolls are from my earlier collections.
Earlier Show
I am delighted to be part of the LDF Online Showcase 2025. I joined the event at short notice, so my website is not fully translated into English yet – but I am happy to share my dolls here with you.
For the showcase I have created a series of porcelain Rococo gentlemen in silk costumes. Their clothing and accessories are made as separate pieces, and the wigs and shoes are removable. The soft sheen of silk, together with embroidery threads and glass beads in jewel-like colours, inspired me as I worked on these figures.
Thank you!
All of my Rococo Gentleman dolls found new homes already on the second day of the LDF Online Showcase 2025. To my surprise, every one of them went to the USA – even though I had not planned to ship there this time, due to the current customs and postage situation. (Edit: and to Japan)
I am deeply grateful to the organisers for their wonderful work and, above all, to my customers for their enthusiasm and trust. Hopefully practical issues with shipping will be resolved soon, so it will be easier for me to send dolls abroad again.
Making porcelain dolls is a slow process, and it will take some time before I have new figures ready. But I am already working on them, and this positive showcase experience makes me believe I will be part of the event again next time.
Thank you so much for being part of this journey.