Media Coverage

Small Scale LA has been featured the Los Angeles Times, The Infatuation, the Los Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Spectrum News 1 and more. Kieran Wright appreciates any opportunity to share his work and his message of architectural preservation with a wider audience. If you are interested in covering Small Scale LA and speaking with Kieran please direct media queries here.

In early 2020, Kieran was furloughed from his job working for an international airline in Los Angeles. After looking for work but without luck, he took the opportunity to do something he's always been curious about: creating miniature replicas of iconic Los Angeles landmarks. Something he'd never done before, Kieran taught himself using YouTube tutorials and worked out of the living room of his Miracle Mile apartment.

Kieran has created nearly 20 miniatures of LA’s iconic buildings, including Rae’s coffee shop in Santa Monica, Morgan’s Camera Shop on Sunset Blvd, and Beverly Cinema – all in 1:24 scale. Kieran has also donated a replica of Fugetso-Do in Little Tokyo, raising $5,000 in the process to support Little Tokyo businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kieran has been overwhelmed with support from the LA community and their passion for these miniatures, with many people reaching out for private commissions of their favorite LA landmarks. It’s an honor to pay tribute to the small businesses who have been suffering throughout the pandemic and the historic buildings in LA which have inspired him since he moved here from New Zealand three years ago. It has been a real privilege for Kieran to work on something so positive out of the pandemic.