瑪麗皇后的娃娃屋

從《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》至《小人國大歷險》
我們幻想，小人國的房子都會變成娃娃屋

紀錄上，第一間娃娃屋於1557年在德國出現
是一位貴族王子送給女兒的禮物
當時是一種用來炫耀身份、地位與財富的象徵

英國溫莎古堡現存了一間以瑪麗皇后行宮為範本娃娃屋
1921至1924年，由號稱「全英國最偉大建築師」的埃德溫·魯琴斯爵士
率領多達1500位專業藝術家、工匠及製造商精心製作
娃娃屋真實地呈現及紀錄了皇室的生活

屋子以最標準的1:12的比例建成
每一個房間的裝修、傢俬、擺設
一張紙、一包煙、一盒麵粉都細膩地複製

頂層設有皇后的客廳，明顯地呈現東方感覺
屏風、竹製椅子、彩繪碟子、玉製擺設大概是中國的貢品
而隔壁的日間育兒室則帶有中國、印度、日本、非洲的混合風格

位於二樓的是國王及皇后的房間
國王擁有個人的獨立洗手間
所有水喉都有冷熱水供應！

在一樓與二樓之間的夾層建有一個保險庫
從外窺探，能看到放滿金器銀器及鑲有鑽石的權杖和皇冠
由於以上都以真金真鑽石打造
所以這個保險庫是真的能「保險」的！

位於地下的圖書館收藏了當時最流行的文學小說
包括200多位作家的著作，每本書都能打開
而每頁紙都寫有真實的內容

柜裡有國王常用的用具

Cartier製造的時鐘

圖書館旁邊是廚房，地板由2500塊橡樹木板拼成
每一塊顏色不同，真實感更強
廚柜上其中一個銅壺由一個鍋幣打成
壺底還能夠清晰地看到佐治五世的肖像

全棟娃娃屋底下的抽屜藏著一個秘密花園
令人充滿讚嘆和驚喜！

 其他房間的圖片請參閱：

The Royal Collection 官方網頁
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/queenmarysdollshouse/

 屋內細節

“The Queen's Palaces” 節目介紹 (17:24")

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Keep Calm and Carry On

著名的 "Keep Calm and Carry On" 海報由英國新聞部設計

屬於二次大戰暴發時，三款鼓勵人心的海報之一

於公共場所如交通工具、店舖及告票版張貼

"Keep Calm and Carry On" 海報原準備只在德國侵英時使用

但最後因戰爭沒有發生而沒有面世

在二戰發生後的將近60年(即2000年)

二手書店Barter Books的書商在舊書中

獲得原以為已遭全數銷毀的"Keep Calm and Carry On" 海報

張貼出來後引來各界的欣賞及喜愛，一年後開始翻印其後廣泛商品化

2005年聖誕前夕
一份全國性的報紙把這張海報列入了聖誕禮物推薦清單
Barter Books迎來了潮水般的訂單
平均每個星期要發出3000份海報

紅底反白字再加其時英皇佐治六世皇冠徽號

口號有力，字體簡潔

完美地擁有了一張優秀海報所應具備的特質

無疑是一個絕佳的設計案例

Barter Books 製作，有關"Keep Calm and Carry On"的短片

"Keep Calm and Carry On" 圖片製作器
http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/

Keep Calm 字體
http://www.k-type.com/?p=2199

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Travis的幻想世界

Travis Louie
從小看 Sci-Fi 和恐佈電影，
長大後受 Film Noir 及默劇影響，
或有或無的人物和虛構的生物畫像，
卻表現維多利亞與愛德華時代風格。

Dorothy and Her Damsel Fly
20×16 acrylic on board

Dorothy built a small house in a tree for her giant damsel fly, Herschel. Herschel came from a prehistoric species of damsel flies that could be traced back 300 million years. When he first appeared, Herschel used to fly into Dorothy’s bedroom at night when she was a very small child. He would perch on the end of her bed and watch her sleep. It was very peaceful to him. So as not to frighten her, he would fly away at the slightest chance that she would awaken. This went on until she reached adolescence and she was old enough to appreciate how elegant and beautiful he was. He stayed with her for many years, never leaving her side.  Having him around was not unlike someone owning a parrot.  He was very colorful and shimmered in the Summer sun like a flying cache of jewels and stained glass.

When Dorothy got married, Herschel went away for a few years. He returned during the first summer after Dorothy gave birth to her first child; her daughter Zoe. Like he did all those years ago, Herschel flew through her bedroom window, perched on the end of Zoe’s bed, and watched her sleep.

  The Family Yeti

Acrylic on board 26”x 20”

For as long as anyone can remember, there has always been a Yeti in the Wallace family. Victoria Wallace spent most of her adult life concentrating her efforts on “Yeti awareness”. Over the last few centuries, it has become the Wallace family’s primary philanthropic endeavor. No one knows for certain how long these docile hairy beasts can live. The current family Yeti is believed to be over 300 years old. It has become a tradition for each generation to have their portrait painted with the Yeti. 

  

http://www.travislouie.com/

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