Shop for Cutesy Miniature Art & Goodies at these Brands in India

Gotta give it to the miniatures! The art of crafting has taken a delightful twist with miniature art brought curated by some really creative brands. Handcrafted miniature goodies like fridge magnets, keychains, showpieces and painting are absolutely adorable and truly creative. Here’s a list of brands in India that do miniature art and goodies with flair!

Miniverse By Kirti

If you love all things food, then check out Miniverse By Kirti Bansal, who makes everything ranging from keychains to figurines, everything based on food. Miniature fridge magnets with a miniature of South Indian meals, french fries, burgers, and more; she has something for everyone. among others. She can also make miniatures of everything ranging from Maggi to dim sums. You can also get miniatures of unicorn cakes, donuts, macarons, cupcakes, cookies, and ice-cream sundaes. Apart from food miniatures, she also makes human or character figurines that you can gift your loved ones. All the miniatures are handmade by Kirti using coloured polymer clay. She also makes miniature food earrings and jewellery pieces.

Muddy Waters Mini Gardens

Muddy Waters Mini Gardens is a Bengaluru-based venture that does miniature gardens and home decor items. Started by Nirmala Prakash in 2014, it comes from Nirmala's love for putting together miniature gardens for the last twenty years. From succulents in mason and pickle jars to terrariums, this brand does it all. They have gardens that are small enough to fit into a coffee mug. The brand can make gardens in almost anything like saucers, glass jars and with details like miniature versions of people and even little doggies.

Fluff Factory

Have you ever thought of having teacup piglets, mini poodles and Munchkin cats at home? If you, like us, can’t have pets at home, you certainly can have miniature versions of animals made out of felt! Parul, the Founder of the Instagram brand Fluff Factory picked up this craft as a hobby she couldn't seem to put it down, despite a full-time job. Parul does a splendid job, especially with her Pet Miniatures. You can send her pictures of your pet from every angle and she will recreate every detail. Given wool looks much like fur, these are pretty spot on!

Bagaway

Bagaway is an Instagram brand that specialises in handcrafted miniatures turned into charming keychains and magnets. Founded by Dr. Hiranmayee Bagwe, the brand offers food miniatures as well as pop-culture-inspired ones. These charming accessories add a touch of whimsy and personality to your daily life. Here, you will find tiny croissants and coffees, cheese boards and pani puri and even Harry Potter-themed ones. The keychains are perfect for adorning your bags, backpacks, or keys, while the magnets can brighten your refrigerator or workspace. You can also shop for jewellery here.

Gulbonda

Ritwik Mekkayil and Pallavi Muraleedharan started Gulbonda in Calicut, Kerala in 2018. Since its inception, the startup has found celebrity admirers in Trisha Krishnan, Nazriya Nazim, Vidya Balan and more. Gulbonda, a word that doesn't belong to any dictionary, was Ritwik's favourite word to express his feelings when he was extremely happy. Their animated designs are unlike anything else you will see on the miniature replica market and it's also copyright protected. They started with popular movie character creations and now you can customise a miniature of you, or pick from Gulbonda couples or family sets that are entirely giftable. The 3D miniatures are fashioned entirely by hand out of real timber cutouts and not scrapes and finished with long-lasting and toy safe colourants.

Ooru’s Minis

With the tagline, “shrinking everyday items to make magnets, keychains and more”, Oorjitha Dogiparthi’s brand makes all things miniature. From an intricately designed veena to Lays chips packets and various food items made on a tiny scale, you can shop for an array of things at Oorus’ Minis. While making these miniatures, Oorjitha also incorporates techniques like quilling, origami and paper mache.

Small Idea

Small Idea is a brand with a simple but brilliant concept. Started by Shirali Patel and her love for food, Small Idea has a large collection of miniature home products. Think keychains, bag charms, bookmarks, bottle stoppers, coasters, pen drives, and drink stirrers, all adorable, intricately detailed, and tiny. Their keychains are inspired by local food representing India’s varied taste palette and the bestsellers are their bookmarks. Every single component is handmade from scratch by mixing various different shades of clay and then hand-sculpting it. This clay is a mixture of PVC and coloured particles that harden when fired at a 130-degree temperature.

Niveer Colorsplash

Nivedita More’s Instagram brand Niveer Colorsplash states that the Mumbai-based artist behind it adds her own uniqueness and fineness to the products. Here you will get showpieces that are a miniature reflection of interiors, small keepsake paintings in pastels and clay fridge magnets depicting all kinds of animals and characters.