Meet, Teach, Learn, Create
Miniature in tune
where creativity meets craftsmanship
TEACHERS MiT 2027
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Just like every year, we have six exceptional teachers coming to Tune.
Our teachers bring with them a wealth of experience and numerous accolades in the miniature field. This combination of expertise and accomplishment promises to be both inspiring and enriching for all attendees. -
Each teacher will be teaching two classes: one three-day class and one two-day class. This will give students who enrol in their classes ample opportunity to thoroughly learn, explore, and extract valuable information on their favourite miniature subjects.
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Some of our teachers will bring a selection of their exquisite handmade pieces, available for purchase during our exclusive Sales Night.
Join us at Miniature in Tune for an unforgettable experience filled with creativity, inspiration, learning and beautiful miniatures. See you there!
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Manuela P. Michieli, from Italy, has been creating miniatures for dollhouses since 1985. She first approached this form of static modelling by combining the knowledge gained during several trips to London with her hands-on experience in building scale models for movies, television, and theme parks.
For many years, she has exhibited at leading international miniature fairs as 'Minimadeinitaly', including the renowned Kensington Dollshouse Festival, Tom Bishop Chicago International Show, Philadelphia Miniaturia, various European shows and of course Miniaturitalia since its beginning twenty years ago.
Her passion for experimenting with different materials, combined with a love of sharing knowledge, has led her to teach numerous workshops and give live demonstrations both in Italy and abroad.
She has been a Fimo® demonstrator for Staedtler Italia and has collaborated with various companies specialising in creative materials.
Manuela P. Michieli
In addition to writing step-by-step tutorials for sector magazines, she has worked with primary schools on STEM projects involving miniatures as an educational tool. Today, just as when her journey began, the same boundless curiosity and excitement to explore how materials from the world of modelling and creative DIY can be reimagined within the delicate universe of dollhouses continues to drive her.
She still attends international miniature shows, and whenever possible, she enjoys teaching and collaborating exclusively with professional, high-end businesses that produce top-quality materials. You may see her miniatures both on her website www.manuelamichieli.com but mostly on Instagram as @minimadeinitaly_
A2 - B2
After making miniature furniture for well over 40 years, I am qualified for nothing else; happily accepting this, I keep on learning every day of the week.
I have been teaching workshops for most of those years in many time zones. Through workshops, I get to share with the students what I’ve learned, while having fun in the process.
Students always surprise themselves at what can be achieved in class, when given a little confidence and planning.
My background in furniture and cabinetwork started at a young age with summer jobs working with a local cabinetmaker who had learned his trade from his Father. In a time in which the family business incorporated all aspects of woodworking from furniture to carriage wheels, even coffin making, virtually all by hand
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I spent as much time as possible in the traditional cobblestone floor workshop, ankle deep in crisp shavings curled from razor-sharp wooden hand planes and the smell of linseed oil and polish.
With school and college apprenticeships completed in Exeter and Barnstaple, a town with deep roots in the furniture industry, it was time for me to specialise and move away from some of the more commercial aspects of the trade.
In the early eighties I started making smaller cabinets and furniture so it was a natural progression into even smaller miniature work. To find that there was a relatively new and growing market for miniatures was an added bonus.
My great grandfather was a cabinet maker so I guess it is was already in the blood and of course after 40 years working with sharp edge tools and machines I have seen plenty of that.
I have been making, planning and teaching workshops for many years, a study in people, all there for their different reasons. I plan something difficult they find it easy, I plan something easy they find it difficult. You will create something to be proud of with your own individual perfect imperfections.
"Qué Será, Será"
A3 - B3
I am Bonaqua Lam, an UK-based miniature artist from Hong Kong behind B for J Miniatures. My artistic passion lies in a very special, delicate niche: hand-sculpting hyper-realistic, dollhouse-scale plants, flowers, and botanical arrangements. Over the last few years, I have had the immense honour of exhibiting my tiny botanical creations at some of the world's most prestigious international miniature events, including the Kensington Dollshouse Festival in London, UK, the 1zu12 Die Messe in Rheda, Germany, and the Dolls House Nederland Show in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Using air-dry clay as my primary medium, I focus on bringing the raw, organic beauty of nature down to a 1:12 scale. I use acrylic paint, oil paint and soft pastel shading to capture the subtle, lifelike imperfections of real living flora—from fresh blossoms to naturally weathering leaves.
bonaqua lam
My goal as an instructor is to strip away the intimidation of working in such a small scale. I want to break down these advanced exhibition-level techniques into approachable, step-by-step methods that anyone can master.
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Jens Torp is a Dane who now lives in England with his family. He trained as a Goldsmith and worked for many years as a jeweller in both Denmark and London. He has been involved in the miniatures world since 1990.
Jens has taught in Tune several times previously and is really looking forward to teaching again in this beautiful place in 2027.
JENS TORP
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Tine Krijnen, IGMA Fellow, has been creating miniature books since September 1995. Her fascination with miniature books began unexpectedly at a demonstration of traditional crafts, where she was demonstrating full-size bookbinding. When a visitor asked whether she could make a book small enough for a dollhouse, a new passion was born.
Tine uses traditional bookbinding techniques and the finest materials to create miniature books with the beauty, character, and craftsmanship of their full-size counterparts. Every book is carefully made to achieve an authentic and richly detailed appearance.
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Miniature pop-up books have become one of Tine’s specialities. Since she began creating them, she has published several titles, including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Her publications also include historical works, such as Mappe Monde, a miniature reproduction of a world atlas from 1700, as well as more contemporary books, such as the miniature edition of Kay Browning’s Collectively Speaking (2017).
Tine has been a teacher at Miniature in Tune for many years in the past, sharing her expertise and passion for miniature bookbinding with fellow miniaturists and book lovers. After a several-year hiatus, Tine is back at Miniature in Tune, this time teaching the pop-up book A Christmas Carol as well as a two-day bookbinding workshop, where participants can learn the craft while enjoying the creative process.
Anita Heijmenberg
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Let me introduce myself: I am Anita Heijmenberg, a goldsmith, designer, and miniaturist from the Netherlands.
After completing my goldsmithing diploma, I began designing and making my own jewellery, developing a passion for combining craftsmanship, creativity, and different materials.
I have a small studio at home, Precious Art, where I design and create my work and also teach goldsmithing.
My interest in miniatures began much earlier. During my school years, I met someone who was involved in the miniature world. I was fascinated by the idea of creating technical objects on a tiny scale and especially by the possibilities of combining different materials.
Even so, it took several years before I made the transition from jewellery to silver miniatures. Today, miniature work has become an important part of my creative life, allowing me to explore new techniques and challenges on a wonderfully small scale.
For several years now, I have been exhibiting my work at fairs throughout Europe. It is always challenging, exciting, and great fun to meet fellow makers, collectors, and miniature enthusiasts.
And now, I am adding another adventure to my journey: teaching at Miniature in Tune 2027. I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge, techniques, and enthusiasm—and to taking on this new challenge together with you!