3.5 million Lego blocks? Should be enough for a two-story house

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 to the events subset

BBC TV presenter James May plans to build a two-story house entirely from Lego blocks this weekend…
On Friday, more than three million Lego bricks were delivered to the vineyard in preparation for the task. Denbies marketing and business development manager, Jeanette Simpson, said: “The millions of bricks came all the way from the Czech Republic. [...]

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Lego made movie posters, will Lego win an Academy award?

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 2 June, 2009 to the design and art subset

Is there any aspect of our lives that hasn’t been given the Lego treatment? A collection of movie posters designed with Lego blocks and props.

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Windfall, a LEGO epic in the making?

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 1 April, 2009 to the photography subset

Windfall is a story set in medieval times, created with LEGO, and served up on Flickr.

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There are 62 LEGO blocks for every person on the planet

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 27 March, 2009 to the comment subset

The rise, fall, and rise again of LEGO. Our favourite coloured building blocks are back in vogue says LEGO executive Mads Nipper.
Lego is cool again for kids. “Kids are ruthless little bastards,” he says, only half in jest. “If they don’t like the product, then at the end of the day the best marketing and [...]

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LEGO models of Inauguration Day 2009

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 21 January, 2009 to the design and art subset

Incredible. Two very detailed and intricate LEGO representations of the inauguration of US president Barack Obama.

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The Rebels would have won sooner if they’d used LEGO

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 January, 2009 to the design and art subset

Mark Borlase’s awesome LEGO diorama of the Rebel’s base on the ice planet Hoth, from The Empire Strikes Back.

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Hip Hop album covers, what can’t we do with LEGO?

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 23 December, 2008 to the design and art subset

Hip Hop album covers remastered with LEGO. What next? Logos with LEGO?
After 50 years as an industry leader, LEGO has become a staple in any kids toy box. In more recent times the mini-figs and legendary building blocks have been used to recreate famous landmarks, classic photographs and now: 20 Classic Hip Hop Album Covers [...]

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That’s one small LEGO brick, that’s one huge artwork

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 8 October, 2008 to the design and art subset

An incredible photo collection of artworks and other super-size creations made almost entirely out of LEGO building bricks.
LEGO … it’s the best thing to come out of Denmark since, er, danishes. Much more than just a children’s toy, LEGO pieces make ideal artist material due to their exceptionally versatile design. These 20 essential works of [...]

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USS Discovery: a LEGO Odyssey

Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 16 March, 2008 to the design and art subset

USS Discovery: a LEGO Odyssey
Awesome LEGO model of the USS Discovery One, which was the ship that travelled to Jupiter in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
As seen in the motion pictures 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the Discovery is one of my favourite science fiction vessels. This [...]

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Lego Celebrates 50 Years of Building

Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 3 February, 2008 to the comment subset

Lego Celebrates 50 Years of Building
Hot on the heels of the Helvetica font’s half century, another classic cultural icon celebrates its 50th birthday this year, none other than Lego building bricks.
It was at 1:58 p.m. on January 28, 1958, that then-Lego head Godtfred Kirk Christiansen filed a patent for the iconic plastic brick with its [...]

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