Emily Garland

About

I’ve been making gingerbread houses since I was a little kid. Somewhere along the way, the templates got more ambitious, the buildings got bigger, and what started as a Christmas tradition became a full-time job.

These days, I specialise in large-scale architectural commissions. Intricately detailed replicas of real buildings, made entirely by hand. Each one is designed from scratch, built to a brief, and delivered to site, ready to stop people in their tracks.

My work is precise, playful, and always temporary. People often say, “It’s too beautiful to eat!” but that’s the whole point. These pieces are made to be experienced, then smashed to bits and eaten (no food waste on my watch, please). I actually love spending weeks on something I know will only exist for a short time; it makes it
even more special.

Want to know more? Here’s Wired’s Obsessed episode about me and my work.

If your next event could do with a gingerbread showstopper, I’d love to hear from you.