The
Zwergnase company was founded in 1994 by the artist Nicole Marschollek
and since January 1996, it has been based in Schalkau near Sonneberg in
Germany. For her dolls, she strives to capture the child in the doll and to give each doll an expression for each special situation. Sometimes the dolls have a mischievous gleam in their eye, or they have a hint of melancholy in their smile. Each expression is a reminder of childhood memories. The uniqueness of
each one of them is also reflected in their appearance: clothes,
hairstyle, accessories are all part of an overall statement. Nicole Marschollek draws onpast times, from
“fairytale” eras for the richness of textile expressions. With
admirable insight, she can take up moods and imitate the most recent
fashions.