LEGO Ideas 21333 Starry Night officially unveiled – Build your own Van Gogh LEGO masterpiece!

May 17, 2022 | 9

Prepare to have your minds blown – LEGO have officially revealed the next LEGO Ideas set of 2022 – 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night.

Vincent Van Gogh’s famous Starry Night painting is brought to life in LEGO bricks, creating a model that’s unlike anything that’s ever been done with LEGO before.

21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night has a release date of 1 June 2022, however, LEGO VIP members will have exclusive early access on 25 May 2022!

The 2,136-piece set will be priced at US$169.99 / AU$259.99, and it will be available from LEGO.com, in LEGO stores and at the MoMA Design Store in New York City and online at store.moma.org.

Check out my review of 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night to see more photos, and read my opinion of this masterpiece.

See below for regional pricing and product links:

• 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night [US] – US$169.99
• 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night [AUS] – AU$259.99
• 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night [UK] – £149.99
• 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night [EU] – €169.99
• 21333 Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night [CA] – CAD$219.99

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This beautiful set was designed by Truman Cheng, a 25-year old Hong Kong based LEGO fan, through a submission on the LEGO Ideas platform, and has been created in conjunction with The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.

Honouring the celebrated artist, the set also includes a van Gogh minifigure, complete with a paint brush, palette, easel and mini painting on a printed tile, which can even be attached via an arm to show him painting the scene.

When developing the original concept, Truman Cheng, a PhD student and LEGO fan, was just playing with LEGO bricks when he realised that stacking them together in random intervals looked a like van Gogh’s iconic brush strokes.  “It was a was a good brain tease to come up with tricks and techniques to capture the look of the original painting,” Cheng said, talking about his design “The brushwork goes into many directions in the moon and the swirling cloud, so there was some creative use of bracket and clip elements involved.”

The intricate set can be displayed standing or on the wall, thanks to the hanging feature.

To celebrate and inspire creativity, the LEGO Group has also launched a competition encouraging fans to submit their own mini LEGO builds inspired by the night’s sky. Winning designs will form part of an installation displayed in the lobby at the Museum of Modern Art this summer. Participants in Spain, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Mexico and Poland can enter by simply visiting https://www.LEGO.com/Starry-Night or select LEGO stores.

Check out more lifestyle photos supplied by LEGO below

What do you think of the LEGO Starry Night set? Does this set appeal to you and does it make your wishlist?

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