Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m.

Doll’s house expert who co-founded a festival for miniaturists and provided support and advice to makers and collectors Caroline Hamilton, who has died aged 86, was a big personality in the world of miniatures. As the co-founder of the London Dollshouse festival, she helped to bring the previously niche interest of “dollshousing” – doll’s houses, and rendering the world in miniature – to a global audience as an artform and leisure activity.

The festival, held annually since 1985 at Kensington Town Hall in west London, gives collectors the chance to buy from the world’s finest miniaturists working across diverse media including glass-blowing, woodwork and ceramics, in scales from 1:12 down to 1:144, as well as offering visitors inspiration and information about the doll’s house hobby. Continue reading...

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