RETAIL BUSINESS: Yonkers-based artist says miniatures capture the imagination and provide opportunities to dream and explore
YONKERS, NY AND COLD SPRING, NY: The historic river town of Cold Spring welcomes a BIG addition with the opening of a D. Thomas Miniatures outpost on Main Street.
This new retail spot is located at The Shoppes in the Historic Palen Drug Store at 103 Main Street and showcases a collection of items brimming with the charm, wonder and excitement of miniatures and designed to excite and inspire visitors of all ages. D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it.
This new retail spot is located at The Shoppes in the Historic Palen Drug Store at 103 Main Street and showcases a collection of items brimming with the charm, wonder and excitement of miniatures and designed to excite and inspire visitors of all ages. D. Thomas Miniatures is a retail destination featuring top quality collectibles including 1/12th scale furniture and accessories. The concept, designed to appeal to collectors, crafters and enthusiasts was created, in part, to raise awareness of miniatures as a decorative art form and to introduce the discipline not only to a new generation but to those who may just be discovering it.
D. Thomas Miniatures was created by Darren Thomas Scala, a Brooklyn-born artist and brand marketer from the corporate beauty and cosmetics categories. Scala says, “I’ve always had a passion for miniatures. It’s been my dream to introduce miniatures to the public and generate the same level of excitement I have for these pieces.” Born to Italian-American parents, Scala was inspired at an early age to dream, build and create. In fact, at 8 years of age, his traditional Italian father, a cabinetmaker by trade, built him his very first dollhouse solidifying and encouraging his life-long interest in all things small. While studying at Emerson College in Boston MA, he further honed in on his creative abilities and earned a degree in the communication arts and sciences. “Miniatures have thrilled for centuries,” Mr. Scala, explains, “the pharaohs in Egypt were buried with replicas of full size items and structures they had owned.” He goes on to say, “In the post-renaissance era, the Dutch popularized miniatures by building ‘cabinet houses’ filled with tiny treasures designed to impress as well as delight family members and guests.” Today, some people dedicate entire rooms in their homes and fill them with miniature marvels from commercial offerings to intricately detailed works of fine art.” “There is seduction in scale that transcends time,” Darren explains. “Miniatures truly capture the imagination and provide opportunity to dream, discover and explore. I’m excited to be able to share this world in new ways and to be part of the Cold Spring business community.”
A fully integrated ecommerce website, to reach a broad audience and to expose new consumers and enthusiasts can be seen at dthomasfineminiatures.com D. Thomas Miniatures can be found at The Shoppes at 103 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York 10516. The Fall/Early Winter 2017 hours are every day from 11:00AM – 5:00PM. The company is headquarter at YOHO Artist Studios, 540 Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers, New York and hosts gallery exhibitions, workshops and retail by appointment.
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