Even in this world of flashy digitized renderings and animated fly-through blueprints, Michael DelPriore—yet another replica artist—finds plenty of work making miniatures for architects' presentations, often charging more than $10K a piece. "If someone is spending $10 million or $20 million on a home, they don't mind spending $15,000 on a model," he tells The New York Times. "Also, clients love them. Many of these turn into cocktail party centerpieces." [NYT; previously]
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