It is generally believed that Germans was the first nation to bring miniature arts in the form of Dollhouse. Some four hundred years ago Germans found dollhouse an effective mean to teach their children, especially daughters, the way to keep the house in order. This tells the fact that most antique dollhouses now in Germany are made as kitchen or living room.
However, the dollhouse art was confined within palaces and nobles until nineteenth century when the hobby was introduced to England . Once known to the general public it has soon flourished and variety of dollhouses appear to depict many distinguished architecture and their interior furnishings.
Then in hope to precisely conserve the evolution of the living style in different era and various areas, a new form of dollhouse, now called "Roombox" came into light. The miniature art becomes more and more sophisticated. Now we see specialists in furniture, in painting, in lighting fixture, in upholstery, in porcelain making, in glasswork, and so forth. They all contribute to form contemporary dollhouses and roomboxes that are so amazing and intriguing, and historically correct, too.