We were thrilled to find out that Fast Company Design wanted to do an article on brinca dada...until we read their last paragraph. We'll just agree to disagree on that last point..
We love what the teams at Inhabitat and Inhabitots do. Apparently, the feeling is mutual.
When we launched the Emerson House we spoke with the team at Daily Candy Kids NY. We think their stuff is "drool worthy" too.
We attended the Dwell on Design show in LA last summer and they decided to interview Doug. See the transcript and pictures at the link.
The nice folks over at ohdeedoh (the kid-focused sister site to ApartmentTherapy) were some of the first to cover us and they still claim one of our favorite quotes about the Emerson House...."stop-in-your-tracks, jaw-droppingly gorgeous."
Cool Hunting has discovered the world of brinca dāda claiming, "NYC-based Brinca Dada have kids and adults alike excited to play make believe."
WHITE PLAINS, NY - A dollhouse is just one of three products, of the more than 250 eligible, that were selected by retailers to receive Eco-Choice Awards. The awards, sponsored by The New York International Gift Fair and GreenRetailer, were decided by popular ballot from among the entries in NYIGF's juried SustainAbility display.
The Emerson House by Brinca Dada won for Most Innovative, with its working solar panels that power the 23 LED lights throughout the dollhouse and CARB-certified wood and acrylic.
The modern dollhouse was designed by Tim Boyle, and has a living room, kitchen, library/office, master bedroom, bathroom and child's bedroom. With its large, open floor plan and floor-to-ceiling windows, the Emerson House enjoys year-round sunlight. It features many extras including mitered-glass corners, two fireplaces, sliding glass doors, solar panels, and recessed LED lights. Finally, the house is easy on the environment with only non-toxic and lead-free wood stains and paints. It retails for $299.
"...As recently as three years ago, an Internet search for “miniature modern” or “mini modern” would have yielded few, if any, results. But today there are a number of blogs like Ms. Ferrara’s showcasing tiny modern interiors. There is also a Flickr group called Modern Miniatures, with 370 members — many from the United States, but also from Australia, England, Germany and Japan. And an increasing number of manufacturers are producing mini-modern homes and furnishings for people to create fantasy spaces that, at full size, would be too impractical or expensive to own.
In real life, Ms. Ferrara lives in a typical suburban Colonial-style home, furnished with antiques she and her husband inherited, and various pieces from Pottery Barn and Ikea.
“With three kids, my house is fine, it’s comfortable, it works,” said Ms. Ferrara, who keeps her mini-modern houses and accessories in the basement. “But with my mini houses, I get to be creative and take risks,” like hanging bold geometric-patterned wallpaper in a sitting room or putting a white faux-fur rug on the floor.
She can also buy miniature replicas of modern furniture she loves by designers like Le Corbusier or Charles Eames for less than $30 apiece — a fraction of what the full-size versions would cost.
Even so, she said, the little things are adding up, and she’s had to cut back elsewhere: “I don’t buy clothes anymore.”
Ms. Ferrara haunts Internet auction sites and online toy sellers for vintage and new mini-modern items made by companies like Reac in Japan and Elf Miniatures in England, as well as Minimodernistas, Brinca Dada and PRD Miniatures in the United States..."