Dream House

19 of London’s best artists and designers have each created a magical, miniature room for the V&A Museum of Childhood’s exhibition “Small Stories: At home in a dolls’ house”.

Mister Peebles, Home is Bear the Heart is

Nineteen tiny worlds come together to create Dream House – a dramatic installation for “Small Stories: At Home in a Dolls’ House”, an exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood which displays the UK’s best-loved dolls’ houses.

Specially commissioned for “Small Stories”, the Dream House rooms range from an aquarium bathroom to a bear’s front room. PriestmanGoode, who design aeroplane interiors and are the designers of the new tube train for London Underground, have created a never-ending party table, Donna Wilson has designed a llama’s bedroom and Emma Mawston and Keighley Shepherdly of Liberty have designed a picture perfect library with scaled down Liberty fabrics and hand woven textiles.

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Ina Shin, A Night in the Studio: Ina Shin as used multicoloured leather to create a surreal scene in a sewing room. It features a miniature sewing machine and mangle. her designs jewellery. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Mister Peebles, Home is Bear the Heart is: This bear’s living room features a honey pot collection and a shelf of books including The Complete Works of Shakesbear. Helen McGinley (aka Mister Peebles) is an illustrator. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Katy Christianson, I Always Dreamed of an Underwater Aquarium Bathroom, Illustrator Katy Christianson has created the ultimate childhood bathroom full of fish and coral. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Bethan Wood, If a Budgie Dreamed of Being a Magpie: Furniture designer Bethan Wood has created an exquisite lounge with scaled down versions of her own furniture designs and a miniature television. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Liberty Art Fabrics Interiors, Library (A Recent Plan): Emma Mawston and Keighley Shepherdly of Liberty have created a beautiful escape with their library. A number of makers contributed including Jewellery designer Alex Monroe made the candlesticks and the rug was embroidered by Royal School of Needlework students. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Dominic Wilcox, Offline Hideaway: Artist and designer Dominic Wilcox has created the ultimate precipitous get away complete with a candelabra and a jug of juice. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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until September 6, 2014
Small Stories
At Home in a Dolls’ House
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road, London