Dealer Peter Tucker, Roomboxes Etc., Canada: Lighting & Furniture

Peter Tucker, Roomboxes Etc., Canada, designs modern room boxes, working lights and furniture. He specializes in modern from the late 19th century to the present. Peter works mainly in 1:12 scale and builds to order in scales ranging from quarter-inch to 2-inch. He is offering a Friday workshop on how to solve lighting problems using LEDs. Email: peter@roomboxes.com. Web: http://www.roomboxes.com

Acrylic chandelier, lit with one LED. It throws a great shadow pattern.

Contemporary sofa with fabric work by Jeremie Tucker.

Drop-leaf table. It expands to an 8-inch long table.

Fan sconce with LED light source.

Small hall table with a Deco/oriental look. 

Light sculpture internally illuminated - about 3" tall

Stone based arc lamp and bench. The light is one of Peter's variations on a modern design icon. The bench features an Olive wood top.

Deco sconce - Limited edition of 4. Approx. 2.75" - 7 cm dia. LED. 

Friday Workshop: Beyond the Basics: Solving Lighting Problems using LEDs. For registration information and to see all offerings, visit our website: http://goodsamshowcase.miniature.net.

Dealer Peter Tucker, Roomboxes Etc., Canada: Furniture & Lighting

Working mainly in 1:12 scale, Peter Tucker designs lighting and modern, Art Deco and Arts & Crafts furniture. He also creates out-of-the-ordinary room boxes primarily of his own design. Peter builds to order in scales ranging from quarter-inch to 2-inch. Email: peter@roomboxes.com. Web: http://www.roomboxes.com.

Original modern design of roombox, fireplace and furniture. All lights are LED.

Art Deco design fireplace.

Small Tea House, original design. Opening doors, false drawers in cabinet.

5-Tier Ovals Chandelier.

Under lit display stand.

Art Deco style bureau. Modern or Deco dressing table with mirror. 

To see more of Peter Tucker's designs, go >here<.

Dealers: The Kummerows - Stained Glass, Lighting, Small Scale, Toys & More

Barbara & Lew Kummerow are a husband and wife team who make Tiffany lamps and other exceptional lighting. They offer small structures, eye-catching little theatres, toys, and unique Halloween and Christmas decorative pieces. The Kummerows work in 1-inch, quarter-scale, 1:144 scale, and micro-mini scale. Email: kumini@tcsn.net

These little animal pull toys are copies of toys from the 1930s and 1940s.

Santa stall, 2-inches tall. A tiny replica of a piece from their full-size antique Christmas collection.

Little stall with 1.5" tall Witch. It is a tiny replica of a piece from their full-size antique Christmas collection.

The Christmas chalet is 7" x 9" and features a lighted tree and lots of mini holiday decorations. 

To see more work by the Kummerows, go >here<.

Dealer Peter Tucker, Canada - Modern Furniture & Lighting

From Vancouver, British Columbia, Peter Tucker of Roomboxes Etc., designs outstanding room boxes and working light fixtures mainly in 1:12 scale. While he custom builds rooms of all descriptions, Peter specializes in 20th and 21st century designs--Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, and contemporary. He builds to order in scales ranging from quarter-inch to 2-inch.  Email: peter@roomboxes.com. Web: http://www.roomboxes.com.  Blog: http://roomboxes.blogspot.com

Cylinder ceiling light. 3 LEDs used.

Acrylic top dining table.

Ball light. Adjusts to sloping ceiling.

Black & white armchair.

Low table for Japanese tea room.

Light sculpture "Cityscape" about 3.5-inches long.

Small dining table based on a classic modern design.

Olive & Ebony wood dressing table (or desk). Triangular lamp.

Bed with Olive wood headboard.

Light sculpture "seascape" about 3-inches tall. LED underlit.

To see more of Peter's work, go >here<.

Figures, Furniture, Lighting: Mzia Dsamia, Small Creations

New to Good Sam in 2013, Mzia Dsamia is a fine miniature dollhouse artist from New York City. Her work includes custom designed figures, costumes, chandeliers, hand-painted China, furniture, lighting, and more. One of her favorite periods in which to work is XVI to XVIII Century European royalty. Email: tbilisid@netscape.net. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Small-Creations-by-Mzia-Dsamia/172583816097147 

Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel. Model in a Chanel dress.

Marie Theresa costume (First wife of Louis XIV, France)

Pink round sofa with Venetian style Crystal Chandelier.

Lovely fireplace with decorated mantle. Lamps on fireplace are male figurines with glass shades.

Floor and table lamps with white silk shades.

Victorian lady in white silk chiffon dress with flowers.

Silk chiffon summer day dresses with flowers.

Pretty feminine floor lamp with flowers. 

Gorgeous red gown by Fashion Designer John Galliano.

To see more of Mzia Dsamia's work, go here.

Kits, LED Lighting & More: The Kubricans, True2scale

True2scale is the husband and wife team of Carol and Tomas Kubrican. They design and sell out-of-the-ordinary precision cut miniature kits in 1", 1/2" and 1/4" scales. The Kubricans incorporate LED lighting into many items and offer the LED kits on their website. Designs include kits for major holidays, such as Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. They always have new and exciting kits and other items to offer. Web: http://www.true2scale.com. Blog: http://www.true2scale.blogspot.com

Gingerbread Cafe Kit, in quarter-scale. Exterior view. LED lighting is available.

Interior view of the quarter-scale Gingerbread Cafe Kit

No-Bake Gingerbread Cookies. Quarter and one-inch scale.

A Bushel and a Peck Kit. Quarter-scale garden shed. Exterior view.

Interior view of the Bushel and a Peck garden shed kit. Quarter-scale.

Arbor with Swing Kit in quarter-scale. The swing moves. 

Pink and Blue Chintz Decals for 1:12 scale dishes.

To see more True2scale designs, go here, here and here.

Dealer & GSAM Instructor: Jim Pounder, IGMA Artisan

Jim Pounder has been a dealer at Good Sam most years since 2004. He is an IGMA Artisan in Bronze Figures. While he specializes in sculpture and light fixtures, Jim also makes other items. He has taught both mold-making and silver soldering at Friday Workshops. This year, he is scheduled to teach silver soldering for three different lamps at the Good Sam Academy.  Email: pounder@clarkston.com

“Lady 13” sculpture. Limited edition  of 50 piece in Sterling Silver.  It is 1-1/2 inches high with a 3mm black pearl.

“Tom & Becky” bronze sculpture.

Untitled Bust, bronze, edition of 200. 

Tom's Frog, copywrite 1980, bronze. 

The Page, bronze, one piece cast, edition of 100. 

The following three photos of the Good Sam Academy class to fabricate two desk lamps and one floor lamp using Silver Soldering techniques.The deadline to register is September l. 

To see more of Jim Pounder's work, go here.