miniature Archives — Colossal

a photograph of a miniature tableau by Derrick Lin of a figure walking a gangplank onto a ship, carrying a small suitcase

Derrick Lin Plays with Light and Scale in Emotive Photos of Miniature Dioramas

June 29, 2026

a hand touches the top of a paper model of a brutalist building

Construct Your Own Miniature Paper Brutalist Circuses with ‘Cirk’

June 23, 2026

a found cosmetic compact filled with a tiny watercolor diorama of a woman soaring through a rainbow-filled sky with flowers for the center of her body

Vibrant Miniature Dioramas by Shannon Taylor Burst from Vintage Compacts

May 26, 2026

A hand holds a group of paper artworks resembling tiny stamps, featuring landscapes, windows, and trees

Laura K. Sayers’ Vibrant Postage Stamps Celebrate the Beauty of Everyday Moments

April 30, 2026

Colorful miniature paper models of buildings by Charles Young

Explore a Growing City of Meticulously Crafted Miniature Paper Buildings by Charles Young

March 25, 2026

A gif of a hand reaching into a drawer full of tiny books and pulling one out

You’ll Need a Magnifying Glass to Read Some of the World’s Smallest Books at the V&A

March 13, 2026

Architectural columns and arches meticulously carved in miniature in a hunk of marble

Historic Architecture Emerges from Stone in Matthew Simmonds’ Ethereal Sculptures

March 12, 2026

A miniature installation by Michael Pederson of a gap at the base of a stone wall with a gate and a replica digital sign that reads "You are not leaving civilization see you again soon"

Itty-Bitty Signs and Portals by Michael Pederson Reimagine Everyday Urban Details

February 21, 2026

A gif from a short film produced by the V&A showing two miniature 17th-century table replicas being stacked on the original

Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale

January 2, 2026

a hand-sculpted miniature by Simon Laveuve of an abandoned car with a large root growing through the hood, with a beach umbrella propped up next to it

Simon Laveuve’s Scaled-Down Tableaux Reveal Post-Apocalyptic Lifestyles

November 20, 2025

a person kneels inside of a 1/6-scale gallery, holding a magnifying glass up to a painting

Tiny Art Show Repurposes a Disused Stairwell into a 1:6-Scale Gallery

October 14, 2025

a red car hauling a house made from found scraps by Lydia Ricci

Armed with Scraps, Lydia Ricci Builds a World of Messy Miniatures

October 12, 2025

a hand touches one of three glass domes around miniature sculptures of tiny, stacked houses by Michael Davydov

Vernacular Architecture and Mossy Trees Fill Michael Davydov’s Tiny Worlds

September 24, 2025

a tiny painting of some pasta

In ‘Little Italy,’ Dina Brodsky and Lorraine Loots Collaborate on a Tiny Scale

August 5, 2025

a miniature person looking at a figurative statue whose face melds into a phone

In Miniature Models, Thomas Doyle Envisions an Unsettling Future of Technological Takeover

July 29, 2025

the moody wood and soft seating interior of a traveling museum with cabinets, jars, and lots of storage

The Office of Collecting & Design, a Museum of Miniatures, Hits the Road

July 28, 2025