designer_sculptor photos on Flickr

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@charlescreaturecabinet ['Rati' Fidelia Firefly Faerie] 1st LE limited edition 2009 ~Pic by Murjani Kusumobroto | NL ~Happy #FideliaFriday

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CCC FIDELIA Firefly Faerie | 10.5 cm Tiny BJD | Firefly Faerie Anthro | | Ball-Jointed Doll Glow-in-the-Dark ~Named Rati

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Photo/handmade outfit/wig @murjanikusumobroto | NL

Fairy Fragilities

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@charlescreaturecabinet [PIN-DA peanut faerie] Micro BJD by Charles Stephan

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[Repost w/ permission @dollmuseumproject]

Peanut fairy is the cutest MicroBjd by the wonderful @charlescreaturecabinet ... I wanted him for the longest time and I am so happy that I finally bought him home with me from the @bigeyesdollshow

Meet Peanut... the peanut fairy .. Peanut was born one beautiful autumn morning when Charlie cracked open a peanut ..the tiny little peanut fairy opened his eyes , yawned and smiled at Charlie..

Charlie couldn’t believe his eyes ..he thought he was dreaming and then tiny peanut spoke to him .. peanut said that he was a fairy of all the seasons .. He brings out the flavors of all the seasons and it’s because of the peanut fairy that the strawberries of spring, watermelons of summer, persimmons of autumn and oranges of winter taste so delectable... He flies to different trees of the seasons , gathers their essence and spreads all the flavors and tastes ...

Charlie felt extremely lucky to have met Peanut .. he thanked peanut for making everything so tasty and beautiful.. peanut smiled ,told him that he would visit him soon and flew away ...

Peanut is now flying to the spring trees and flowers and making all the fruits and veggies of the spring flavorful and Charlie is waiting for peanut to visit him again...

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CCC PIN-DA | 40mm Micro BJD | Peanut Faerie | Botanical Blossom Faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Cabinet of Wonders

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Handmade hat/flower bed @wanderingsaikia

Photo: @dollmuseumproject | Vienna AT

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Menina outside the local Municipal Buildings, Aluche, Madrid, by Dilys Anne Kevan

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A large group of plastic artists, actors, chefs or athletes give life to these 1.80-meter-tall meninas.

The fun is going to be in running into dozens of sculptures in the middle of the street. Walking, for example, through the Puerta de Alcalá, through the Plaza de Cibeles, through the Gran Vía. Each one decorated in a different way, with different colors, with personal visions and individual messages.

All the figures incorporate a QR code that will be scanned with a mobile device. This will serve to access the information of each menina, her presentation and the approach that the artist has wanted to give her. Some figures will be auctioned and the benefits will go to the NGOs selected by the artists or sponsors.

Reinterpreting Velázquez

Of course, the initiative proposes to reinterpret the work of Velázquez known as Las Meninas. Actually, the painting was not originally called that, but The Family of Felipe IV, which is the one portrayed. But since the 19th century, the name that referred to the companions of the Infanta Margarita of Austria became popular.

La Meninas Madrid Gallery intends to pay homage to this paradigmatic painting of the Spanish Golden Age. Or rather take art to the streets of Madrid, using the iconic claim of the meninas.

It is also a tribute to diversity, to freedom of expression. To everything that Madrid represents as a melting pot of cultures and artistic manifestations. As its organizer, Antonio Azzato, says, if you stay at home you always miss something.

Azzato has studied Velázquez's painting in depth. Aware of the numerous interpretations that have been made of this canvas throughout history, he now dares to reinterpret it in his own way.

To do this, Azzato has brought together a wide group of artists from various disciplines. From designers, sculptors and painters to actors, some established, others emerging. All willing to contribute their personal vision.

In the first edition we saw meninas signed by Marta Hazas, Jordi Molla, Vicky Martín Berrocal or Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada. In the second we saw those of Dani Rovira and Ouka Leele among many others. The third brought us those of Antonia Dell'Ate, Jaime Martínez Alonso, Marta Sánchez, Modesto Lomba or Asier Etxeandía. And the fourth to Ana Obregón, Boris Izaguirre, Chef José Andrés or DJ Nano.

This fifth edition of Meninas Madrid Gallery has the participation of Los Morancos, Paulo Coelho, Carmen Lomana, Pablo Motos and Saúl Cravioto among many others. In addition, this year the organization has invited students from design schools and universities, such as the European Institute of Design or the Francisco de Vitoria University, to participate.

Every year we find some menina that triumphs for some reason. For example, last year there was a pilgrim menina, on the occasion of the celebration of the Xacobeo Year, next to the church of Santiago. It is also one decorated by the designer Lorenzo Caprile next to the Puerta de Alcalá.

There are more than 40 sculptures that will decorate the streets of Madrid. The City Council has ceded the main spaces of the capital so that the figures can be freely admired by the widest possible public.

The sculptures are made of fiberglass and are life size of a person. That is why they do not attract the citizen's attention too much from a distance, but rather when he comes across them. A height of 1.80 by a depth of 1.60 and a weight of 30 kilos are appreciable dimensions on the ground, once located.

Each sculpture has a QR code that can be scanned with any mobile device and explains the concept of the work as well as presenting the menina virtually.

The event is charitable. At the end of the exhibition, some works will be auctioned and the proceeds will go to organizations selected by the artists themselves or sponsors. As they will bear the signature of their authors, it will be a unique occasion for collectors.

Las Meninas are located in open and central spaces, common places of passage. The idea is that many people see them. But those who want to see them need to orient themselves around the city to find them.

[THESE] are a few of my favorite things by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [DIDI Lilypad] 💚 **Tag yourself and/or a friend who needs this creature in her/his life 💚 [SOON!]

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CCC DIDI Lilypad | 6cm Tiny BJD | OoGly WooGling | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Avatar green Glow-in-the-Dark green

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Handmade head thingy/bow ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

Sylvanian Families outfit/baby animal size

Handmade outfit Fairy Fragilities @murjanikusumobroto | NL

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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | NL

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Please [WELCOME] by Charles Stephan

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✨✨ @charlescreaturecabinet [COCO Fae] ~Guardian of the Coconut Tree~ 5cm Micro BJD [SOON!] 🌴🌴

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CCC COCO Fae | 5cm Micro BJD | Tree Guardian Faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Dark Tan GiD Goggles/Wings

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Hand micro knit 'Fuzzbug' dress ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

Tiny flower cap / crochet @sweetneatcrafts | FI

Moriko and Mole Monday by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [ISSA Moriko & MOMIJI] ~Happy Issa #MorikoMonday 🐛🌼🌱

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CCC Issa MORIKO | 4.5cm BJD Toy | Baby Woodling ~GingerRoot Sprout | Cabinet of Wonders ~Child of the Forest

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CCC MOMIJI | 6.5cm Tiny BJD | Baby Mole | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Lil' pOtbellie

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Handmade Snug-as-a-Bug Cocoon by PH Reed | US

Handmade crochet hat by Linda's Lin Murasaki Design | NL

Handmade tiny trousers by Etoilebleue Yotoli | FR

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Wishing you a Floral Monday 💐✨ by Charles Stephan

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[NEW] @charlescreaturecabinet [SOFi, LILA & FIDGET Fuzzbug]💙🌸💜 Botanical Blossom Faerie & Micro Firefly Faerie 💜🌸💙 ~Exclusive Limited Edition~ 💙🌸💜 #nextgeneration ✨🌟✨

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CCC SOFi (so myosotis) | 4cm Micro BJD | botanical blossom faerie | rose quartz pink & blue glowinthedark

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CCC LILA (so sering syringa) | 4cm Micro BJD | botanical blossom faerie | rose quartz pink & lilac glowinthedark

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CCC FIDGET Fuzzbug | 5cm Micro BJD | firefly faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Fair GID glowinthedark white ~Goggles/Wings soft pink

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Handmade Peanut Flower cap ~Pink, Blue & Lilac, bodysuit @murjanikusumobroto Fairy Fragilities | NL

Handmicro knits dresses ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

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@charlescreaturecabinet [TRIPLETS] Hedgehog-Faerie-Baby by Charles Stephan

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One is playful, One is caring and One never misses a moment to take a nap 👶‍♂️ @charlescreaturecabinet [TRIPLETS] Hedgehog-Faerie-Baby 45mm micro bjd #hoglet #holly #huffy ‍♂️👶

www.charlescreaturecabinet.net > pre-order > shop

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CCC TRIPLETS hoglet holly huffy | 45mm Micro BJD | HAPPYNOSE Hedgeling Faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll | lil' pOtbellie

~rose quartz pink /w pink faceup painting Glow-in-the-Dark resin

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Hand micro knits hedgeling hats @argenTTo | Etsy

Handmade tiny pink hedgehog Murjani Kusumobroto

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Tiny toys/pacifier Sylvanian Families

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Photo: @charlescreaturecabinet | NL

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The latest buzz by Charles Stephan

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[Introducing] @charlescreaturecabinet [BUMBLEBEE] 🐝🐝 ~New family member of Bee WithMe~

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CCC BUMBLEBEE | 6.5cm Tiny BJD | lil' potbellie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~black licorice resin

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Handmade tiny outfit Alyona Chance | SG

Handmade bee cap @linnn_67 | NL

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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL

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CCC FLÖR Faunette 2021 by Charles Stephan

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[RETURNING] This Autumn! @charlescreaturecabinet [FLÖR Faunette] in new tan 🍁🐾 #tinyhorns #tinytail #tinyhooves #woodlingswirl_bellybutton ~SOON!

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CCC FLÖR FAUNETTE | 9cm Tiny/Micro BJD | faun | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Tan

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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL

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A green day, is a good day! 🌵💚🌿 by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [TAHU Tofuko] 💚 Tasty #TahuTuesday

"It is not a piggy

no buddha-rabbit or a mole

What do you call it then?

Well, it's a GNOLE"

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CCC TAHU | 12cm Tiny Chunky BJD | Ball-Jointed Doll | gnome x mole anthro ~Green and Glow-in-the-Dark green

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Handmade Cactus hat by Littedollys | Thailand

Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL

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You're a sight for sore eyes! 😍 by Charles Stephan

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[NEW] @charlescreaturecabinet [KODHOK Wulu] a.k.a. Groda Babbles* ~the enchanted changeling ~frog troll transformed back to woodling troll~ 🐾🐸 #enchanted_changeling

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CCC KODHOK Wulu | 6cm Tiny/Micro BJD | Ugly Woodling Troll | Ball-Jointed Doll | tan glow-in-the-dark ~Kodhok Wulu is hairy frog from Javanese language~

*@charlescreaturecabinet [GRODA BABBLES] frog troll

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Handmade faux fur cardigan @murjanikusumobroto | NL

Hand micro knit overall ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

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Photo: @charlescreaturecabinet studio | Rotterdam NL

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Nana Dae meets Fuzzyhog by Charles Stephan

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[New] Story from The Whispering Woodling Woods! 🐛🌱🍄

By Larissa Stephan

www.charlescreaturecabinet.net/the-whispering-woodling-wo...

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CCC FUZZYHOG | 6.5 cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll | lil' potbellie ~Beige Tan and Glow-in-the-Dark green

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Fuzzyhog in Etoilebleue

Nana in hand knits L’Atelier De Seito | FR

Handmade acorn cap and felted nest @murjanikusumobroto | NL

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Photo: Charles' Creature Cabinet | NL

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Sweet acorns ready for a photo shoot by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [FLÖR faunette & HOGLET] Tiny and Micro BJD in handmade @murjanikusumobroto FairyFragilities 😍

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CCC FLÖR FAUNETTE | 9cm Tiny/Micro BJD | Woodling Faun | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Tan

CCC HOGLET | 4cm Micro BJD | Baby Hedgehog Faerie | Ball-Joined Doll | OOAK Beige Tan ~glow-in-the-dark resin

Handmade Donguri (Acorn) caps/cloack/micro yellow dress @murjanikusumobroto / Handmade bodysuit @linnn_67 | NL

Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL

Wishing you a Floral Monday 💐✨ by Charles Stephan

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[NEW] @charlescreaturecabinet [SOFi, LILA & FIDGET Fuzzbug]💙🌸💜 Botanical Blossom Faerie & Micro Firefly Faerie 💜🌸💙 ~Exclusive Limited Edition~ 💙🌸💜 #nextgeneration ✨🌟✨

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CCC SOFi (so myosotis) | 4cm Micro BJD | botanical blossom faerie | rose quartz pink & blue glowinthedark

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CCC LILA (so sering syringa) | 4cm Micro BJD | botanical blossom faerie | rose quartz pink & lilac glowinthedark

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CCC FIDGET Fuzzbug | 5cm Micro BJD | firefly faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Fair GID glowinthedark white ~Goggles/Wings soft pink

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Handmade Peanut Flower cap ~Pink, Blue & Lilac, bodysuit @murjanikusumobroto Fairy Fragilities | NL

Handmicro knits dresses ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

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[HELLO] OoGly WooGling by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [DIDI Lilypad] **Tag a friend who needs this creature in her/his life [SOON!] 💚

Somewhere in the hidden part of The Whispering Woodling Woods, a new species has recently been discovered in Koiko's pond. Meet [DIDI Lilypad] a close relative of Bobby Chiu's The Ugly Duckling @digitalbobert and Charles' Creature Cabinet's Koiko.

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CCC DIDI Lilypad | 6cm Tiny BJD | OoGly WooGling | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Avatar green Glow-in-the-Dark green

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Handmade head thingy/bow ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

Sylvanian Families outfit/baby animal size

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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | NL

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West's Furniture Showroom (Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, Queensland) by Buddy Patrick

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The former West’s Furniture Showroom, completed in early 1953, was commissioned by Laurence (Laurie) West (1918 - 2013) as a Modern, purpose-designed furniture showroom.

Located at the northeast end of Fortitude Valley, one of Brisbane’s busiest shopping centres at the time, it was designed by renowned architect Dr Karl Langer (1903 - 1969) to attract attention and provide a unique setting for West’s cutting-edge modern furniture. As the only Australian business licenced to make and sell Knoll furniture between 1956 and 1962, West’s Furniture Showroom supplied some of the country’s most prominent architects with modern furniture for their buildings and promoted Modern design both within the design community and to the general public. Sold by the West family in 1964, the building had several owners until its purchase by architect Robert Riddel, who in 2008 instigated and managed award-winning restoration and reconstruction works.

Fortitude Valley, located on the north side of the Brisbane central business district (CBD), developed over several stages to become one of Brisbane’s most successful shopping centres, concentrated in Ann, Brunswick, and Wickham Streets. A major building boom took place there in the 1880s, reflecting the widespread economic and population growth typical of the decade. Old timber buildings were replaced with larger, more impressive buildings, marking the growing sophistication, confidence and population of the suburb. Access was improved by the introduction of public transport in the form of horse-drawn trams (replaced by electric trams in the 1890s). By the close of the 1880s the Valley had become intensively settled and was beginning to grow rapidly as a secondary retail centre to the city centre. In 1891 the train line from the city was extended to Fortitude Valley, fuelling the growth of industry in the area, with large factories and warehouses established beyond the retail centre, close to workers’ dwellings.

It was during the 1880s and 1890s that three major retailers were established in the Valley – Overell’s drapery (est. 1883), T C Beirne’s Drapery (est. 1891), and McWhirters (est. 1898) – whose ongoing expansion reflected the wealth and optimism of Valley retailers, and attracted further activity and capital to the area.

Another building boom took place throughout Brisbane in the 1920s; and the Valley in particular, with its success as a commercial and industrial hub, expanded even further. Connection to the city was improved, and electric trams, which passed the busy corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets, brought thousands of shoppers to the Valley. In 1949, the year that Fortitude Valley celebrated its centenary of European settlement, the turnover of Valley retailers alone was estimated at £15m each year, of which the three biggest firms, McWhirters, T C Beirne, and Overells, accounted for more than a third.

In the early 1950s the Valley underwent a facelift, with the investment of more than £1m in expanding and modernising buildings in order to compete with ‘uptown’ Queen Street, bringing a ‘modern slickness’ to the area. Old shop fronts were replaced with stainless steel and plate glass, dozens of shops were renovated inside and out, and larger stores were constructed, with new features such as escalators proving very popular with customers. Unlike Queen Street, the Valley had ample room for expansion and plenty of parking space, making it a desirable location for a ‘shopping centre of the future’.

In addition to the major stores, the Valley was home to hundreds of medium and small-scale businesses, including numerous furniture manufacturers and retailers. In the post-World War II (WWII) period, a growing percentage of goods sold in the Valley were coming from factories in close proximity to the main shopping centre, including printing, textiles, timber, domestic machinery, motor car assembly, hardware, and furniture factories. Fortitude Valley was one of the main hubs for furniture retailers in Brisbane, along with Woolloongabba, South Brisbane, and the Central Business District (CBD). The 1951 - 1952 Brisbane Metropolitan Trade and Business Directory lists 18 ‘furnishers and furniture dealers’ in the Valley, most concentrated at the southwest end of Wickham Street. The types of retailers ranged from the large department stores, to shops selling mass-produced furniture at affordable prices, to more specialist retailers who designed and/or made furniture to order.

The most important feature of furniture shops were their showrooms: large, flexible spaces where the furniture was displayed, often in room-like configurations so that customers could visualise the furniture in their own homes. Most furniture showrooms at that time were housed within a variety of commercial or warehouse-type buildings; many in older buildings adapted for display purposes. Showrooms also ranged in size, from single-storey shops to multi-storey complexes of adjoining buildings.

One of the Fortitude Valley furniture businesses was West’s Furniture Emporium (West’s) at 132-134 Wickham Street, established in 1937 by Frank Presnell West (father of Laurence West). Frank West had purchased the property in 1922 and in 1927 - 1928 a four-storey building was constructed on the site for Crafti & Co. Ltd, well-known furniture retailers. After Crafti & Co. experienced financial difficulties in the mid-1930s and moved out, the building was occupied by West’s. Advertisements from the 1930s and 1940s show that West’s sold a wide variety of furniture, in both ‘period’ and ‘modern’ styles, and their motto was ‘West’s for the Best’. Promoting themselves as a small family concern, their furniture was made in a chain of small factories, each specialising in varied classes of furniture.

By the early 1950s, Frank West’s son Laurence (Laurie) West had joined the family furniture business. Born in 1918, Laurie became well known in musical circles as a fine baritone singer, and performed in many concerts and singing competitions as a young man in the 1930s and 1940s. During WWII he served in the Australian Army, attaining the rank of sergeant. After his discharge in April 1946, he and his wife Mary (nee Quine, married in 1943) moved into their new, architect-designed residence at Fairfield. While still active in performing and musical circles, Laurie spent a short time studying architecture at the Brisbane Central Technical College. During his studies, Laurie was struck by the lack of local consideration given to the ‘world scene,’ especially in terms of interior design. Extending his own knowledge of this field through ‘extensive reading in libraries and [of] purchased books’ - including subscriptions to journals from America, Sweden, and Europe - and contact with like-minded individuals, including the architect Karl Langer in Brisbane and Harry Seidler in Sydney, Laurie developed a desire to supply Brisbane (and Australia) with modern furniture. This desire grew in ambition and scale, and in the early 1950s he began planning a new purpose-designed showroom for displaying and selling modern furniture.

The site chosen for the new showroom was at the northeast edge of Fortitude Valley, in a predominantly residential and industrial area. Frank West sold his property at 132-134 Wickham Street in 1951 and in the same year purchased 618 Wickham Street (now known as 620 Wickham Street). At the time, the property consisted of an old timber residence with a shop at the front, and had rear access from Knapp Street. In 1951, Laurie West himself drew up some concept plans for a modern showroom on the site, which included a fish pond inside the front display window, a side arcade and entrance, an open-plan showroom with regularly-spaced posts painted bright primary colours, and a flat roof with rooftop garden.

The architect engaged to design West’s new furniture showroom was Dr Karl Langer, who had designed Laurie and Mary West’s house at Fairfield. Born and educated in Vienna, Langer immigrated to Australia with his wife, artist and art critic Dr Gertrude Langer, in 1939; bringing direct experience of the European Modern Movement to Queensland. In addition to working as an architect, Langer lectured part-time in architecture and architectural design at the University of Queensland from 1940, publishing his influential booklet ‘Sub-Tropical Housing’ in 1944. From 1945 Langer was employed as an assistant town planner by Brisbane City Council and was also commissioned to work on a range of town planning projects around Australia. Concurrently, he completed a wide variety of architectural projects ranging from small, economical domestic work to large commercial and institutional work.

Langer had a pronounced impact upon the built environment of Australia and set new standards for design in Queensland until his death in 1969. His body of work is a clearly-distinguishable exploration of a sub-tropical Modernism and is important in the evolution of Queensland architecture. Langer’s designs were typified by modern, highly-functional spaces lit by high levels of natural daylight, naturally ventilated, and incorporated gardens and water features for the occupation and enjoyment of users. They were fit for purpose, while having a degree of flexibility of use. Other important examples of Langer’s architectural work include: the Langer residence at Saint Lucia (1950); Mackay Sugar Research Station (1953); Saint John's Lutheran Church, Bundaberg (1960); Saint Peter's Lutheran College Chapel, Indooroopilly (1968); and the Department of Main Roads Building, Spring Hill (1967).

Langer’s design for the new West’s showroom comprised a modern display area at the front of the site, with a workshop at the rear housed in the existing residence. This followed the pattern of a new type of small, combined showroom/industrial building which emerged in Queensland in the 1950s. Located in inner-city areas on small sites, and built up to the street alignment to match adjacent buildings, these showrooms were usually a single structure of two to three storeys, with large expanses of glazing to the front elevation acting as showcases. They had a clear division between public and private space, with the ground floor area fronting the street housing display and administration areas, while production and storage areas were located to the rear or on upper levels. Detailed attention was given to the design of entryways, as access to the building was directly off the footpath; and features such as controlled illumination levels, climatic control features and sheltered street frontages reflected a sense of responsibility to the public to provide a comfortable environment.

Completed in early 1953, West’s Furniture Showroom was ‘designed with the utmost economy in the contemporary manner’. The showroom comprised a rectangular 64’ by 34’ (19.51m by 10.36m) space with a cantilevered, upswept awning that extended over the Wickham Street footpath. The building was predominantly of masonry construction, with a glass shopfront, a concrete floor, and a shallow-pitched, asbestos- and bitumen-lined roof constructed from timber trusses. The roof-top was used as garden area for displaying outdoor furniture and some furniture assembly operations. The existing timber residence was relocated to the rear of the site and converted for use as a workshop for the assemblage and storage of furniture. The workshop enabled access to the rooftop display area, and was level with Knapp Street for the loading of goods to transport vehicles. Its ground floor consisted of a woodwork shop, and the upper floor was designated for polishing and inventory storage. Public access to the showroom was through a single timber door at the northeast end of the Wickham Street shopfront, adjacent to a random rubble stone wall. Projecting from the angled shopfront, the door frame was supported by glass, so that it appeared to float.

As the furniture showroom was located on the edge of the Fortitude Valley shopping area, the shopfront was designed to be dramatic and striking, to catch the attention of potential customers. Supported by timber beams, three floor-to-ceiling windows, measuring 11ft 6in high by 8ft wide (3.51m by 2.44m), angled in toward the interior at 60 degrees. They were designed to eliminate the reflections of traffic, adjacent buildings and the sky onto footpath pedestrians; while simultaneously attracting the eye of passing traffic by catching reflections of the sky. Along the southwest side of the building, vertical plate glass walls returned into the site and created a pedestrian arcade. This arcade, combined with the absence of a building at the front of the adjacent property, meant that West’s furniture collection was noticeably visible when approached from the city and the potential customer had a clear view of the showroom. A concrete-edged, serpentine fish pond meandered around the base of the angled windows and glass return. Supported below the water-line by concrete pads with rubber cushions, the glass appeared to float atop the pond. The pond was decorated with water-plants and fish; and, through its half-interior, half-exterior location, it conveyed the notion of easy access to the furniture inside.

The interior of the showroom comprised a large open space, with a steep set of concrete stairs in the centre of the rear wall through which furniture was transported from the workshop. Hardwood timber columns supported the ceiling – five of which stood in a row, exposed within the showroom and just outside the shopfront. The columns were supported on metal pin-joints, and their timber was crafted to hide cables that led to power outlets at their base. A 1953 article in the publication Architecture Building Engineering explains that there were no fixed partitions or obstructions within the showroom to allow complete flexibility in arranging the displays. Aquariums were planned to flank the rear staircase, set within the rear wall, although it is unclear whether these were ever constructed (new windows line the rear wall in 2015, of similar proportions to those shown in a 1952 plan). Despite the length of the showroom, it was designed to be lit by natural light during the day by three large, rectangular light-wells (featuring a curved southwest edge, and running the length of the showroom), as well as three oval-shaped ventilator-skylights (arranged parallel to the shopfront windows). Both the light-wells and the skylights were covered by corrugated, transparent plastic roofing. The deep roof trusses were designed to ventilate the ceiling space, and Laurence West recalls that the showroom was kept cool by air movement in the large space above the curved plaster ceiling (within the rectangular light-wells).

Construction work for West’s Furniture Showroom was carried out by Ajax Builders (concrete and brick works), H Packman (timber), and G McKinnon (skylights and fibrous plaster, ceiling work). West’s completed the timber joinery themselves. Installation of the glass within the sloping display windows proved to be a technical challenge. Ten men were required to ease each of the three panes out of their frames and into position, and two panes were broken in the process.

Both the design and function of the Showroom demonstrated the shifting tastes and values of post-war Queensland and the strong desire within the design community and beyond to move the state towards new and modern ways of living. Modernist architecture, which developed in pre-World War I Europe and gained popularity in Australia after WWII, was notable for rationalised planning and simplicity of form and detailing. Distinguished by their extensive use of steel, reinforced concrete and glass, Australian buildings in the Modern or ‘International’ style were heavily influenced by American and European examples. Characteristics included sleek, glossy, prismatic forms, cubiform shapes clad with curtain walls and selective expression of structural systems.

Sharing the ideals of the Modernist movement, both international and Australian furniture designers of the mid-20th Century sought to revolutionise the contemporary interior. Mid-century Modern furniture turned away from traditional, ornate and ‘over-stuffed’ designs that had previously been fashionable, and instead opted for pieces that were lightweight, practical, comfortable, easily rearranged, and scaled to fit within post-war houses. A 1954 article in Home Beautiful advocated that Modern furniture met the needs of the day and rejected the use of ornamentation.

Modern furniture was designed to be pared-back and sculptural, and was ideally suited to Modernist architecture.

Influenced by international furniture trends, Australian contemporary furniture designers of the post-war period also promoted a philosophy of innovative ‘good design’ that was both functional and beautiful. An influx of European immigrants introduced specialised skills and knowledge in fine furniture making to Australia; and production techniques developed in war-time manufacturing industries encouraged experimentation in furniture design. Post-war furniture designers, both in Australia and internationally, became innovative in their use of materials, due to an increased availability of some materials and a shortage of others. This experimentation led to the use of unconventional materials in furniture design, such as: curved plastics, fibreglass and aluminium; bent and laminated plywood; spot welding that joined timber to metal, rubber and plastics; sleek and narrow steel rods; cast aluminium; polyester resins; acrylics; and foam rubber. These materials were durable, lightweight, and maintenance-free, reducing the burden on everyday living. They were manipulated to create minimalist, clean lines and, following the Bauhaus principle of ‘form follows function’, framing elements were often showcased.

When the new West’s Furniture Showroom began operating in 1953 it stocked a wide variety of high-quality, designer Modern furniture, including those from prominent Australian designers: Douglas Snelling (architect, designer of the ‘Snelling Line’, which utilised parachute webbing), Clement Meadmore (industrial designer and sculptor, known for his simple and economical designs that used readily-available materials) and Grant Featherston (designer of the ‘Contour’ line that used bent plywood, which was moulded to the human form). The work of these designers was heavily featured in home-decorating magazines throughout the 1950s.

As well as stocking Australian designers, West’s was the first known retailer in Australia to obtain the licence to manufacture and sell the furniture of Knoll Associates (1938 - present). Established by Hans Knoll (1914 - 1955) in New York as the Hans G Knoll Furniture Company, the first Knoll furniture manufacturing plant was opened in Pennsylvania in 1941. Florence Schust (1917 - ), a space planner and designer who had befriended and studied under prominent Modernist architects Eliel Saarinen, Charles Eames, Walter Gropius, and Marcel Breuer, was employed by Knoll in 1943. In 1946 Hans and Florence married, and the company changed its name to Knoll Associates. A wide range of prominent architects, designers and artists were engaged to design furniture for their company, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Jens Risom, and Marcel Breuer. Influenced by Bauhaus ideals, their furniture was technologically innovative, exceptionally designed, made of high-quality materials, and easily mass-produced.

In 1946, Florence established the Knoll Planning Unit – a revolutionary department which designed interior spaces for corporate clients; and later designed Knoll showrooms to allow the customer to experience their furniture and test potential purchases. The showrooms were distinctively modern, open-planned, and generally featured bright interiors of primary colours. The first Knoll showroom opened in New York in 1951 with a coloured ceiling grid, artificial pond, and open layout that allowed for a changing layout of products. As Knoll Associates continued to expand, showrooms were opened in eight other locations throughout America. A subsidiary of the company, Knoll International, was established in 1951 and set about opening Modernist showrooms around the globe in places such as Paris, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Madrid, and Milan. A 1956 index released by Knoll Associates lists West’s as the only retailer with a license to sell genuine Knoll furniture in Australia, and as one of only 13 stores selling Knoll furniture outside of America. West’s remained the only known licenced manufacturer and retailer of Knoll products in Australia until William Latchford and Sons, a Melbourne firm, obtained a licence in 1962.

Following its opening, West’s was featured in various periodicals, including a 1953 Cross Section article, a 1954 issue of Architecture (the Royal Australian Institute of Architect’s journal), and on the front cover of Queensland publication Architecture Building Engineering. The showroom was radically different to any other retail building in Brisbane at the time. It was described as having a striking street presence and it’s planning embraced unique solutions to display problems. Accounts from the West family recall the building being so eye-catching that tourist buses would regularly stop outside, and that the Duke of Edinburgh briefly stopped the Royal Cavalcade to view the building during the Queen’s visit in 1954. A few years later, the Queensland Art Gallery showcased furniture from the showroom in their contemporary living room display in the 1958 exhibition, Interiors Past and Present.

West’s was “…instrumental in introducing mass market designer furniture into Brisbane”, and sold high-quality furniture not available elsewhere in Australia to a range of prominent architects and well-known personalities. Notable clients included: architects Harry Seidler, Robin Gibson, James Birrell (for the Chermside and Annerley Libraries), Karl Langer (Broadbeach Hotel) and David Bell (Chevron Hotel); interior designer Langdon Badger; federal politician Harold Holt; and institutions including the Queensland Government, the Canadian Embassy, and the University of Queensland (Student Union Building). At the time, licencing restricted imports to a few sample pieces of furniture, so West’s organised a large group of skilled sub-contractors to make parts, which were assembled at the showroom workshop. High quality Australian wools and yarns were used to upholster the furniture made, including those from Ipswich manufacturer, Morrisons.

West’s operated from the building until the business closed in November 1963. This was due to a variety of factors, including the loss of its exclusive licence with Knoll in 1962. In 1964 the property was sold to Arthur Walter Barrs, who owned the adjacent building (then 620 Wickham Street, now 622 Wickham Street) from which he ran a car radio business. The former West’s showroom remained in the ownership of the Barrs family until the late 1970s, and was at one point leased to Philips Industries Holdings, an electrical products company. Between 1988 and 2008, Queensland Used Appliances, now Queensland Appliances, occupied the building (listing their address as 616 Wickham Street).

Over time, the Wickham Street facade of the showroom was converted into a more conventional shopfront – the sloping, front display windows were removed, and new vertical windows that spanned the full width of the site were installed. The pond was concreted in, the glass walls removed, a section of the front awning’s ceiling painted over and the light-wells roofed over (although their locations were still visible). The workshop at the rear was demolished between 1974 and 1986, and a skillion-roofed shed was constructed in its place.

In 2008, architect Robert Riddel purchased the building and carried out extensive renovations and conservation work. This was completed with the guidance of Laurence West himself, contemporary documentation, and the evidence provided by original fabric remaining within the building. Marks in the front stone wall and the ceiling lining enabled Riddel to reconstruct the front window at the original angle. A new front door was also installed, replicating the original design. The side pedestrian arcade was re-established with new glass walls, and a new wide glass door and metal ramp were added to the end of the arcade to provide a secondary entrance and equal access. Concrete that had filled the serpentine pond was removed, revealing some early edging and concrete pads. The pond was waterproofed, with the edging reconstructed, and it was once again filled with water. Light-wells were uncovered and re-glazed, with the original arched framing re-sheeted. Paint was removed from the hardwood timber posts and front awning’s soffit cladding, and the showroom ceiling was sheeted with new plasterboard. The shed at the rear of the site was gutted, re-lined and its roof was raised; and a new carport was added facing Knapp Street.

Construction was carried out by John Speare Builders and was completed in 2009. In early 2010, the building was converted for use as an office through the addition of lightweight partitions, and was occupied by Riddel Architecture until 2012.

Riddel’s restoration and reconstruction of West’s Furniture Showroom received both national and international praise and recognition. In 2009 it was awarded a Gold Medal award at the National Trust Heritage Awards, and in 2010 it received the Australian Institute of Architects State and National awards for Heritage. The Jury Citation for the National Award for Heritage praises the Showroom as ‘…a rare example of the restoration of a mid-century modernist commercial building’, and that the reinterpretation and rebuilding process was ‘…painstaking but practical and economical. The architects have helped to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of preservation over new build. This is not a museum frozen in time. The spirit is faithfully captured; details restored with rigour, energy, affection, and wit; and the building revitalized as viable commercial premises.’

The project also appeared in publications including IndesignLive (12th of August 2009), Brisbane Modern (Issue 3, 2009), Architecture Australia (vol. 99, Jan - Feb, 2010), Feminity (6th of August 2010) and Architecture and Urban Design in Brisbane (vol. 1, 2012). Brisbane Open House, an event launched in 2010 to promote the ‘hidden wealth of architecture, engineering, and history in buildings and places around Brisbane city’, featured West’s Furniture Showroom in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The building was also included in the 2014 exhibition Hot Modernism: Building Modern Queensland, 1945 - 1975 at the State Library of Queensland, along with furniture pieces from the Wests’ collection.

After a short period of vacancy, in September 2015 the former West’s Furniture Showroom was renovated for use as a retail tenancy, with the rear additions converted into living quarters.

Source: Queensland Heritage Register.

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International Carrot Day 🐰 @charlescreaturecabinet [NIPPY Usagi] ~Ginger Root Grub Woodling 45mm Micro BJD 🐰

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PRE-ORDER Elfhog Troll by Charles Stephan

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To celebrate @charlescreaturecabinet baby [HOLLY's] Homecoming @murjanikusumobroto Fairy Fragilities' made these very special Peanut Flower Hats & Peanut Beds 🌸

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[NEVER] thought I could fall in love with a troll 😍 @charlescreaturecabinet [KODHOK Wulu] ~is hairy frog from Javanese language~ #enchanted_changeling [🐾🐸]

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[NEW] troll family member by Charles Stephan

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[NEW] troll family member @charlescreaturecabinet [UMI] baby troll 👶💗🐾 ~Totally #trolliethursday 💛💗💚

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@charlescreaturecabinet Hedgehog-faerie-baby by Charles Stephan

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From a very happy collector : @charlescreaturecabinet "Little [HOLLY] has just arrived safely. She is really super cute, so small and yet so perfect. Thank you so much for letting me adopt her. She is already impatiently looking forward to the arrival of Hoglet and Huffy!❤️" ~🍀💞~CCC-Lover Anoniem | BE

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A teaspoon seems huge next to the Fuzzbugs ✨🌟✨ @charlescreaturecabinet [FRIGGY Fuzzbug & FIDGET Fuzzbug] Micro BJD Glow-in-the-Dark [SOON!] #nextgeneration

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Lavatory & Art.... and something to smile..and pleaaase guys concentrate first and lookaround later !!! by jmb_germany

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View On Black

created by the famous and unique Designer , sculptor, painter and architect F. HUNDERTWASSER, Vienna

seen in the railway station of Uelzen, the whole building was new createt , designed and rebuild by him.

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@charlescreaturecabinet Ginger Root Sprout ISSA Moriko jointed by Charles Stephan

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And sometimes someone's sock, can be someone else's winter sleeping bag 🎅~Happy Moriko Monday ✨💚💗 @charlescreaturecabinet Ginger Root Sprout ISSA Moriko jointed #issaMorikoMonday #sharingsmiles

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[INTRO] Micro Faerie by Charles Stephan

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✨✨ @charlescreaturecabinet [COCO Fae] ~Guardian of the Coconut Tree~ [SOON!] 🌴🌴

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[Micro] 💙💛 Baby Trolls by Charles Stephan

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ULLA & UGO @charlescreaturecabinet [UMI, EBI] baby pygmy troll 👶🐾 ~Totally #TrollieTuesday 💛💙

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CCC ULLA / UGO | 6cm Micro BJD | Woodling Baby Troll | Ball-Jointed Doll | Dark Tan

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CCC UMI / EBI | 4cm Micro BJD | Woodling Baby Troll | Ball-Jointed Doll | Pygmy Potbellie ~rose quartz pink GID

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All in hand micro knits ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

Tiny props Sylvanian Families

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[OOAK] Tiny BINTANG Tupai ‍♀️ Squirrel Faerie by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [EBONY & IVORY] 🐞🐞 ~Only 1x Ebony and 1x Ivory available in stock. 👉 Send email if interested 👈

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#charlescreaturecabinet #ccc #cccbjd #squirrelfaerie #squirrelbjd #microtinybjd #cabinetofwonders #charlesgrimbergstephan #artist #artistbjd #designer_sculptor #bjdartist #bjdart #collectibles #dollart #bintang #limitededition #rotterdam #anthropomorphic #anthropomorphism #wunderkammer #whisperingwoodlingwoods #handmadeoutfit #fairyfragilities @murjanikusumobroto

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CCC Tiny BINTANG Tupai | 7.8cm Tiny/Micro BJD | squirrel faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~IVORY snow + EBONY licorice

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Excluding: handmade Love Ladybug outfit Murjani Kusumobroto | NL ~Fairy Fragilities

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Cosplay Princess Poppy [Trolls] 💗 by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [EBI Shrimp] pygmy potbellie Micro BJD 💙 ~Happy #trolliethursday

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#charlescreaturecabinet #ccc #cccbjd #Ebi #shrimp #pygmypotbellie #woodlingtroll #uglywoodling #babytroll #microbjd #tinyjointedtail #trollbjd #creaturebjd #glowinthedark #balljointeddoll #charlesgrimbergstephan #designer_sculptor #artist #dollmaker #bjdartist #rotterdam #limitedition #collectibles #wunderkammer #cabinetofwonders #argenTTo #dollsofinstagram

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CCC EBI (Shrimp) | 4cm Micro BJD | Woodling Baby Troll | Ball-Jointed Doll | Pygmy Potbellie ~rose quartz pink GiD

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[Exclusive/Separately available]

Hand micro knits by ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

Handmade faux feather wig Weedollywears | US

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Tales from The Whispering Woodling Woods 🌳 by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [DEER Faith & PORO Elfhog] #woodlingwednesday

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#charlescreaturecabinet #ccc #cccbjd #deerfaith #mousedeer #kantjil #poro #hedgehogtroll #elfhog #woodling #balljointeddoll #tinymicrobjd #woodlings #tinyjointedtail #limitededition #anthropomorphism #tinybjd #anthrobjd #creaturebjd #tributebjd #collectibles #bjdartist #charlesgrimbergstephan #artistbjd #artist #rotterdam #designer_sculptor #whisperingwoodlingwoods #hetfluisterwoud

CCC Deer FAITH | 10.5cm Tiny BJD | Woodling Faerie | Mouse-Deer Kantjil ~tribute bjd to my youngest sister Leslie Stephan 💞

CCC PORO ELFHOG | 7cm Tiny/Chunky BJD | Hedgehog x Troll anthro | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Choco Tan GID ~SOON!

Handmade outfit/cloak @murjanikusumobroto Fairy Fragilities | NL

Hand micro knit ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US

I won’t bite, I promise 😇‍♂️ 🌶🌶🌶 by Charles Stephan

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@charlescreaturecabinet [Prince BRANDAL] 🔥🔥🔥 Tiny BJD #glowinthedark **Brandal is bandit/scoundrel/rascal from Indonesian language

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#charlescreaturecabinet #balljointeddoll #cccbjd #Brandal #princebrandal #vampirefireflyfaerie #tinybjd #cabinetofwonders #charlesgrimbergstephan #artist #artistbjd #designer_sculptor #bjdartist #bjdart #collectibles #dollart #limitededition #rotterdam #legitbjd #anthropomorphic #wunderkammer #whisperingwoodlingwoods #fireflyfaerie #gogglesandwings #fantasybjd #dutchbjd

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CCC Prince BRANDAL | 10cm Tiny BJD | Vampire Firefly Faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~Fair skin Glow-in-the-Dark white ~Younger brother of Nakal & Doerak

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Handmade Crazyhandmade outfit | TH

Handmade mohair wig WeeDollyWears | US

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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL

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Happy New Year Wishes by Charles Stephan

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Our three wishes for the new year are; health, joy and love for all. Cheers to a Magical New Year. ✨🌟✨

@charlescreaturecabinet [PORO, LUMI & MURU] ~Hedgehog-Troll ~Elfhog #delenislief #sharingiscaring

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#charlescreaturecabinet #ccc #poro #reindeer #lumi #snow #muru #crumb #hedgehogtroll #elfhog #elvenhogs #glowinthedark #poro #muru #tinybjd #microbjd #chunkybjd #charlesgrimbergstephan #artist #bjdartist #designer_sculptor #trollbjd #handmadeoutfit #fairyfragilities #santashelpers #bronze #silver #gold

Species: Woodling Troll

Sub Species: Hedgehog-Troll > Elfhog

Names: PORO (means reindeer from Finnish), LUMI (means snow from Finnish) & MURU (means crumb from Finnish)

Size: 7cm Tiny/Chunky BJD

Handmade Elfhog outfit/shoes @murjanikusumobroto | NL

[OOAK] squirrel in choco tan by Charles Stephan

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🌰 @charlescreaturecabinet Tiny [BINTANG] Tupai ~Exclusive Limited Edition 2x LE Wordwide [SOLD]

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#charlescreaturecabinet #ooak #cccbjd #balljointeddoll #tinybintangtupai #chocotan #squirrelfaerie #tinybjd #creaturebjd #anthropomorphic #ccc #charlesgrimbergstephan #designer_sculptor #bjdartist #rotterdam #glowinthedark #legitbjd #artistbjd #dollart #fantasybjd #whisperingwoodlingwoods #fairytale #fluisterwoud #collectibles #limitededition

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CCC Tiny BINTANG Tupai | 7.8 cm Tiny/Micro BJD | squirrel faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll ~OOAK choco tan GID glowinthedark 2LE

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Photo: @charlescreaturecabinet | NL

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pillar to post by Andy P

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Edward Street Park and student accommodation

It's all about verticals!

Asterism #2

Artist: David Appleyard

David Appleyard

A pair of carved Yorkstone posts to mark the entrance to Edward Street Park, Sheffield. The subtle form of the entrance features is based on a pair of parentheses/brackets and the intricate pattern is made up of a repeated asterisk. Bronze asterisk studs have been installed in throughout the park. These symbols give a nod to the old Stevenson Blake Type Foundry which once occupied the lower end of Edward Street Park.

Location – Edward Street Park, Sheffield

Material – Yorkstone and Cast Bronze

Asterism #2

West's Furniture Showroom (Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, Queensland) by Buddy Patrick

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