Tag: Miniatures

Design + Assemble Your Dream City With Arckit

Two new tactile architectural modeling systems; one for professionals and another for rookies

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Since its launch in 2014, Arckit has provided architectural modeling systems for individuals of all skill levels—from children to dreamers and professional urban planners and designers. Their signature snap-together pieces and comprehensive kits allow for idea execution with ease. Today, however, the brand has launched an Arckit Kickstarter featuring various versions of two new models: the Arckit Cityscape for beginners and the Arckit Masterplan for …

Making Miniatures Fly at Gulliver’s Gate

We talk to Adrian Davies, head of model-making, about the 2,200 square foot airport they’re building

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In order to get a New York City resident into the heart of Times Square, the attraction must be one of pure magnificence. That’s exactly what we found with Gulliver’s Gate, a massive world of miniatures unlike any other. This isn’t a novelty experience; rather, it’s a technologically impressive, immersive universe that reconstructs global subjects in detail. New York City itself plays an inspiration, but …

Feel Big Live Small Exhibition

NYC's apexart gallery gathers a collection of meticulously crafted miniature dioramas for its newest show

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Living in NYC is enough to make anyone feel small, with lofty skyscrapers (and egos) towering over the city streets. Luckily TriBeCa’s apexart gallery is inviting visitors to experience what it’s like to rise above with its newest exhibit “Feel Big Live Small,” featuring a collection of meticulously crafted miniature dioramas, opening 18 March 2015. The show brings together work by some of the world’s …