NEW KALEIDOSCOPE HOUSE, PLUS FURNITURE & DOLLS, IN BOX, UNASSEMBLED! NR
The Kaleidoscope House was created in 2001, and was an immediate hit amongst those who appreciate cutting edge art and design. Conceived and designed by the artist Laurie Simmons and architect Peter Wheelwright, it could be filled with perfect scale reproductions of the hip art and furniture of it's day. The Kaleidoscope House has become somewhat of a cult collector's item.
This rare lot consists of a brand new house in it's original box, never assembled; as well as a selection of most of the accessory sets - new, unopened and in their original packaging. Here's a description from the artist's own website. The Kaleidoscope House, a collaborative project with Bozart Toys which produces toys with leading contemporary artists, is an interactive creative play environment for 6 year olds and above. The 1:12 scale modernist architectural house, with sliding transparent color walls, invites children and adults to fill it with an accessory line of modern furniture from contemporary furniture designers including Dakota Jackson, Karim Rashid, Ron Arad, Keiser/ Newman and Robert Kitchen.
The house features paintings, photographs and sculpture by Peter Halley, Carroll Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Cindy Sherman, Mel Kendrick, Mel Bochner and realistic "action figures" of the artist, architect and family. As the interchangeable exterior walls of the dollhouse slide open and overlap one another, their colors change in hue and value. The floor plan measures 22 x 28 x 24 inches.
The Kaleidoscope House came out of our shared interests in domesticity and in particular the changing practices of home and family. Our individual work in photography and architecture has focused on these issues, and the promptings of our respective children have often figured in our thinking.
Clearly, there is a need for a new dollhouse in the family playroom. Our hope is that The Kaleidoscope House with its sliding transparencies and changing aspects will view give a colorful view into new playful possibilities. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FIRST THREE PICTURES ON THIS LISTING ARE NOT OF THE HOUSE OFFERED FOR SALE BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN IT'S BOX AND HAS NEVER BEEN ASSEMBLED, AS WELL AS EACH OF THE ACCESSORY SETS. THIS LOT SHIPS AS TWO SEPARATE PACKAGES. The item "NEW KALEIDOSCOPE HOUSE, PLUS FURNITURE & DOLLS, IN BOX, UNASSEMBLED!
NR" is in sale since Wednesday, August 12, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Vintage, Retro, Mid-Century\Plastic". The seller is "dl4859" and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States