At RLFM Days 2021, an exclusive event for LEGO Ambassadors that gives us unprecedented access to interact and chat with LEGO Designers, I had the incredibly opportunity to participate in a quick interview with the LEGO Minifigures team. We spoke to Creative Lead, Astrid Graabæk and Graphics Designer Mark Tranter, on the LEGO Minifigures theme…
Everything you need to know about LEGO’s recycled plastic prototype brick & sustainability efforts
Last week, LEGO unveiled the very first prototype 2×4 brick made from recycled plastic – a groundbreaking achievement and stepping stone towards LEGO’s eventual goal of using plant-based or recycled materials for all their elements by 2030. I was lucky enough to sit in on a roundtable where we got to speak to Tim Brooks,…
A masterstroke of design – LEGO Typewriter Designers Q&A (RLFM Days 2021)
At LEGO’s Virtual RLFM Days 2021, we managed to get a very early preview of the newly announced LEGO Typewriter during an extended LEGO Ideas session where we got to hear from Samuel Johnson, Design Manager for LEGO Ideas, Design Master Wes Talbott and Designer James May, the latter two worked on bringing Steve Guinness’…
Answered: Can LEGO sell Star Wars Minifigures on their own? (RLFM Days 2021 – Star Wars Interview)
We just wrapped up the final day of the LEGO Recognised Fan Media Days a few hours ago, and I was very lucky to have been able to speak to the LEGO Star Wars design team. Sitting in on our interview was Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Design Director / Creative Lead on LEGO Star Wars, and Michael…
LEGO Daily Bugle (2021) Q&A with Mark Stafford, Senior LEGO Designer
Is your Spider-sense still tingling from yesterday’s reveal of the 2021 LEGO Daily Bugle? To deep dive into the set and the mind of the designer, Mark Stafford did a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) recently chatting to fans about the Daily Bugle. Senior LEGO Designer Mark Stafford was the lead designer on the 71678…
Forging the Medieval Blacksmith – Interview with LEGO designers Wes Talbott and Austin Carlson
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a virtual roundtable with the designers of the LEGO Medieval Blacksmith – Wes Talbott and Austin, Carlson along with 4 other Recognised LEGO Fan Media (RLFM) to chat about their latest set – 21325 Medieval Blacksmith. The Medieval Blacksmith is the first LEGO Ideas set of…