An Artist Launched an Instagram Contest to Design the Miniature Clay Home of Your Dreams—See the Adorable Results Here

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Apr 7, 2020

artnet

A group of architects, artists,
and designers have taken to Instagram to share miniature dream
homes made of clay, providing a much-needed dose of domestic
fantasy during the social isolation age.

They were made in response to
Clay Play, a contest launched a couple
of weeks ago by Eny Lee Parker, an up-and-coming Brooklyn-based designer
known for her organically shaped clay designs that evoke in equal
parts traditional craftwork and a certain millennial
aesthetic. Parker
documented herself making a tiny home-away-from-home, replete with
an Isamu Noguchi lamp, a Jean Arp sculpture, and an Imi Knoebel
painting—then invited others to do the same.

“I thought of ways to start a
challenge that people could do while being home,” Parker told
Dezeen. “Polymer clay
was my go-to since I focus on ceramics, and creating an ‘ideal
room’ seemed fitting since we are all in our homes.”

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My little clay room is done!! And yes I re-arranged
the furniture multiple times. ⁣ ⁣ I made a few pieces that I
designed to launch during ny design week this year ⁣ ⁣ And
some pieces from existing designers and artists (jean arp, mauro
fabbro, imi knoebel, noguchi) ⁣ ⁣ yay
this was fun! Can’t wait to see yours!⁣ **DEADLINE APRIL 2nd**⁣
Email photos to info@enyleeparker.com⁣ with title “Clay
Play”

A post shared by Eny Lee Parker (@enyleeparker) on Mar 28, 2020
at 12:59pm PDT

The designer received nearly 50
submissions, from a marble-filled Mediterranean villa and a boxy
bungalow decked out in modernist design. There was a
Kusama-inspired mirror room and a rustic den with a Hockney
Splash painting hanging from a stone fireplace. The
winner of the contest, set to be announced today, will receive one
of Parker’s clay lamps (which retails at $3,200), while the runner
up will get a daisy-shaped sconce light.

“I knew that, for me, I’d have
to keep myself busy so my mind wouldn’t focus on the bad news
happening everywhere,” said Parker. “You need a balance of being
well-informed, and keep living while finding positivity to stay
sane and safe.”

See the final group of Clay Play
submissions here and the top 10
finalists below:

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I NEED YOUR VOTE! Friends! Pals! Strangers! I was
selected as a finalist in a fun little competition!! The prompt was
to make your mini dream room out of clay, so here is my 70’s shag,
sunken living, sloped ceiling dream
room–
all centered around the fireplace like the Frank Lloyd Wright nerd
that I am I would
reallyyyy super duper appreciate it if you would vote for my
creation. All you need to do is click on @enyleeparker post and
vote for “A”!!!! My
room is the first one in her carousel! #caprani

A post shared by Julie Dumas Rose (@__julesrose__) on Apr 4,
2020 at 6:56pm PDT

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Here’s my tiny house! Loosely based on the mid
century house my grandpa built, same marble floor and beamed
ceiling. I also added my sources for various pieces in the room.
I’ll keep you posted if it makes it to the voting stage! Take a
at
@enyleeparker for other excellent submissions. Edit: You can vote
now! Comment F on Eny’s post & thank you!

A post shared by Anna Kamerer (@painting_goddess) on Apr 3, 2020
at 11:27am PDT

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Happy to be a finalist @enyleeparker ‘s clay play
contest vote
G

A post shared by ?????? (@ccalila) on Apr 4, 2020 at 7:10pm
PDT

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here again is my teeny tiny dream room ! complete w
a slime green eames chair, my favorite painting that my mom painted
when she was my age, picasso mural, toogood table, and klug
terrazza sofa. (pencil in the last pic is for scale… emphasis on
tiny)

A post shared by liz mydlowski (@dustybluelizard) on Apr 3, 2020
at 9:52am PDT

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Oh boyyy here we go… voting starts now on the
@enyleeparker page for our “ideal room” assignment. I imagined mine
as if Yayoi Kusama built an Infinity Room for my favorite designer
chairs I’m in the
top ten so please vote for ya girl! **** EDIT wowww the other rooms
are insanely good

A post shared by @ jessccbell on Apr 4, 2020 at 4:42pm PDT

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My submission of my dream room for the clay play
competition by @enyleeparker ! You can go to her page to vote for
submission I

A post shared by Caitlin Mulligan (@sadsack92) on Apr 5, 2020 at
2:42am PDT

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This is my submission for @enyleeparker s wonderful
#clayplay that was supposed to distract me from social distancing
and instead distracted me from Q3 finals…oops anyway if
you love me you’ll go to her page and vote for my “ideal room”!! (I
could win one of the coolest lamps or sconces and it would make all
my dreams come true) Thanks y’all!! And thanks for the fun Eny!!

A post shared by Justine Savage (@justinejacsavage) on Apr 4,
2020 at 6:54pm PDT

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Julien and I are thilled to announce that we have
been selected as finalists in @enyleeparker’s fantastic CLAY PLAY
competition! Eny is a ceramicist we love who prompted her followers
to create their “ideal room” out of polymer clay as something fun
to do during this #quarantine2020. It’s been a very therapeutic
activity to collab on in these anxiety inducing times! This room is
inspired by many of our favorite Brooklyn artists & friends, and we
tried to design a space that captured the light & vibe that
@jgleyssene and I were hoping to see on a trip to Morocco next week
(cancelled, obvi!). Please head over to @enyleeparker page soon and
vote for your favorite (we’re ‘E’)! Even better if its ours!
+
+ + + + OBJECTS! Coffee Table by @harold_design Stool by
@patkimpatkim Prong Bowl by @virginiasin__ Ceramic Floor Vase by
@humblematter Painting by @kristintexeira A few bonus ceramic
planters by me and of
course…. Ceramics by @enyleeparker

A post shared by Cristina Webb (@istiwebb) on Apr 4, 2020 at
7:07pm PDT

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Update: I made it to top 10!!! If you go to
@enyleeparker page and go to her first post and comment “H” you can
vote for my model ! Thank you to everyone who messaged me kind
words and shared about this as I have been working on it. I
appreciate it so much (I tagged
some of the accounts I got Inspo from! And I also used polymer clay
from @sculpey_official, @staedtler, , @fimostaedtler, & Kato
Polyclay)

A post shared by rachel thomson (@iwetmyyplants) on Apr 3, 2020
at 2:07pm PDT

"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);">

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Here’s my tiny house! Loosely based on the mid
century house my grandpa built, same marble floor and beamed
ceiling. I also added my sources for various pieces in the room.
I’ll keep you posted if it makes it to the voting stage! Take a
at
@enyleeparker for other excellent submissions. Edit: You can vote
now! Comment F on Eny’s post & thank you!

A post shared by Anna Kamerer (@painting_goddess) on Apr 3, 2020
at 11:27am PDT

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