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30 Of The Cutest Mouse-Sized Architectural Masterpieces Created By A Group Of Artists From Sweden Called Anonymouse
Anonymouse is an anonymous group of artists who spread magic all throughout the streets of Sweden by building these adorable mini mouse-themed miniatures and displaying them in public. The first work of Anonymouse appeared in 2016 in the Swedish town of Malmö—it was a tiny little nut shop and an Italian restaurant. Since then, many other fascinating masterpieces have been born, from gas stations and shops to amusement parks and even castles.
We invite you to take a look at some of the most adorable mouse-themed pieces of architecture created by the anonymous group Anonymouse. Besides, Bored Panda had a chance to talk to one of the members, running Anonymouse Instagram account, so make sure to scroll down for the interview!
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deanna woods 5 years ago
I'll bet one of their top hits is "Squeak My Name".
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Even the record album covers are mouse-themed. I adore the e-imagined album covers for Kiss and the Beatles Abby Road.
"The idea to build small shops for mice originated in Paris in the spring of 2016, and the first installation—a nut shop and an Italian restaurant was installed in December of 2016 in the town of Malmö, in southern Sweden," one of the members told us.
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When asked, how the idea for this movement first come to be, the member told us this: "A few of us were discussing creating something together, and somewhere we found a common love for the worlds created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and by the movies of Disney and Don Bluth. Where small creatures live in a world parallel to ours and use our scraps and trash for other purposes."
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Sinkvenice 5 years ago
I'm curious as to why they didn't build them big enough to actually accommodate the cats inside. They don't know they're miniature shops, they're cats.
We were also wondering if there's any kind of hidden meaning behind these mouse-themed miniatures. "Not really anything more than spreading a bit of everyday magic to pedestrians. And something we, as a collective, would all have loved to stumble upon as children. However, all kinds of street art is, ultimately, a way to change the public space, and as such a piece of defiance, no matter how cute it happens to be," said the member.
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Ivy Zhang 5 years ago
real-life bike compared to the tiny one. also, HOW DO YOU MAKE ALL THOSE TINY DETAILS??????
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
These are adorable. It looks like there is a tiny wheel of cheese hanging over the miniature door.
"We love that it inspires people to build miniatures with their children; we love that we have a faithful audience, who lines up just to see tiny shops for mice. We're super happy about the social media discussions that follow every new installation, where users come up with new ways to make the installations evolve," the Anonymouse member explained.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
Adorable! The details are amazing on all of these. I wish I could zoom in more, because it looks like all the books in the display window are "rodent themed."
Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm📚💖 5 years ago
YASYASYAS A BOOKSTORE THIS IS MY FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hopefully, it will inspire some curiosity, and since the idea of a parallel world is so widespread, we think it connects to people's childhoods. By now, the people who know our works, already know to look for puns, recycled objects and other inside jokes. So it brings a sense of community as well," the member told Bored Panda.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I would love to stumble across these sweet little mouse houses on a walk, run, or bicycle ride.
"When we did the first installation we had no idea that it would be as appreciated as it became. We thought that a handful of people would find it cute. And since then we've ventured to places we never thought we'd see. And we've received photos from all over the world of people who have made their own tiny stores. So it's continuing to be quite a ride," added the member.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
The amount of detail that goes into each of these little works of art is amazing.
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I keep on expecting a little gnome to pop out. It also makes me think of the British children's book series "Brambly Hedge" about the adventures of a family of field mice.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Reminds me of the elf houses in Iceland as shown in the movie "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga"...
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deanna woods 5 years ago
This bookstore probably has the Hairy Squeaker book series as well as the Squeaklight series.
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Eden Moore 4 years ago
It has cheese in it chesse milk shakes, Ice cream, pizza, etc.....
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Carol Steers 5 years ago
I love the champagne corks as table bases & the cork cages as the stools! Well done!!
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Jim Price 5 years ago
The postage stamp picture, stacked match box tables, and champagne cork cap seats. I think the wall sconce light fixture might be the end of a spoon handle.
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I love everything from the sweet bottle-cap seats to the match-box tables and stamp picture on the wall.
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
A-ha! The mice are planning a heist! Or maybe a mouse detective is investigating a team of mouse bank robbers?
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Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
It needs a Night Owl to be really scary for them.
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Great shop name! Wonder if someone will nick it to open a pet grooming salon?
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
I just noticed the Ratigan poster from the "Great Mouse Detective"
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What do you think ?
Carol Taylor 5 years ago
I'd like to know how they find the nooks to fill with these miniatures..
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
These were so whimsical and detailed! I was feeling quite sad this morning as a dear friend is moving away, but these little hidden mouse worlds made me feel better.
Oon Hui Ng 5 years ago
I would actually love to hunt these all down! One of my favourite things in life is miniatures, and these are absolutely wonderfully detailed!
Carol Taylor 5 years ago
I'd like to know how they find the nooks to fill with these miniatures..
Load More Replies... Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 5 years ago
These were so whimsical and detailed! I was feeling quite sad this morning as a dear friend is moving away, but these little hidden mouse worlds made me feel better.
Oon Hui Ng 5 years ago
I would actually love to hunt these all down! One of my favourite things in life is miniatures, and these are absolutely wonderfully detailed!
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