Eloise Kruger Collection

Eloise Kruger was a prolific collector of miniatures. She was born in the 1930's and became an accomplished accountant during the wartime years.

She began collecting with her friends at an early age but became more serious as an adult, placing more thought around the pieces she acquired while paying careful attention to the historical, architectural and details of each design.

While she favored the Victorian and American Neoclassical periods, the breadth and depth of the almost 20,000 pieces in her collection included many other periods as well including mid-centrury modern, Early American and and Shaker.

In 1997, The Kruger Collection was created at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a gift from the Kruger Charitable Trust.

In addition to providing a showcase for the assorment, the Collection "collects, preserves, researches and interprets miniature furniture, accessories and other examples..." as a means to educate around the disciplines of interior design and architecture.

Her mid-century modern pieces included a gorgeous bright red/corderoy bench.

She had good taste.

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Six Miniaturists to Follow Right Now

There is talent, and then there's TALENT! Over the course of time I spent initially setting up my new shop, I really wanted to make sure I searched out a broad range of interesting, high-quality, super-artistic miniatures for my customers by artists who are super-talented. These artists are from all across the globe and not just in the United States since talent has no boundaries.

Here is a short list of some of those artist I encourage you to look into, if you don't know who they are already and follow them either on social media or through the various shows produced around the world. I'm excited to say I have work from some of these artists available for sale in my shop and invite you to take a look at the offering.

Maritza Moran

Where: United States

What: Hand Painted Furniture and Upolstery

Why: Her delicate and delicious flowers drawn on silk fabrics are absolutely dreamy!

The Hairy Potter

Where: United States

What: Extreme Pottery

Why: His one inch scale pieces are masterful, detailed and absolutely stunning!

Hernan Beljevic

Where: Argentina

What: Pub/Bar Replicas

Why: His use of various materials to achieve absolute perfection in fine scale miniature

Genziana Belle

Where: Italy

What: Wicker

Why: Intricate, amazing and painstaking detail makes these the must-have pieces for a roombox or scene!

Maria Jose Garcia

Where: LugART Petite Spain

What Shoes/Handbags

Why: Fanciful, runway-worthy pint sized fashions for (very) small feet and hands!

Emma @ParisMiniatures

Where: Paris France

What: Food&Deserts

Why: Tiny treats stir all the senses in scrumptuous and delectible detail!

The Thorne Room Collection

OK, so probably the most incredible array of fine miniatures ever presented in. the. world. are the Thorne Rooms which are a collection of rooms, or roomboxes, featured at the Art Institite of Chicago. They were conceptualized and commissioned by Mrs. James Ward in the 1930's and 1940's and created to depict rooms of specific eras throughout history in 1/12th scale. If you ever get the chance to visit Chicago, it is an amazing treat to see these stunning works of art, design, architecture and history.

I was particularly inspired by the Thorne Rooms when deciding to open my shop because, like the exhibit in Chicago, I really wanted to bring these precious tiny treasures to life and present them in a way which could make people as excited and delighted as I am to be around them.