The LEGO City Summer 2022 wave has been a refreshing breath of fresh air, with a triumphant return to the simpler things in life – like a barn filled with animals, and for the first time in LEGO City history – a Grocery Store! 60347 Grocery Store is a momentous occasion for LEGO City. Despite…
LEGO launches the A-Z of Awesome campaign to celebrate LGBTQIA+ families
Last year, LEGO signalled their intent to welcome and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with 40516 Everyone is Awesome, a landmark set that launched during Pride Month 2021. Everyone is Awesome has remained one of LEGO’s bestsellers, and it’s no surprise given the inclusive message, as well as the generous helping of monochromatic minifigures (monofigures) which…
The LEGO Group to remove gender bias and harmful stereotypes from LEGO products and marketing
In conjunction with the UN’s International Day of the Girl, LEGO has pledged to remove gender stereotypes from its products and marketing. The LEGO Group commissioned research in this area that reveals that girls today feel increasingly confident to engage in all types of play and creative activities, but remain held back by society’s ingrained…
More LEGO sets championing Diversity & Inclusion are coming – an interview with Matthew Ashton
Last week, I was lucky enough to join several other Recognised LEGO Fan Media (RLFMs) to participate in a Roundtable Interview with LEGO VP of Design Matthew Ashton and Graphic Designer Diego Sancho, who both worked on the recently announced LEGO Queer Eye Fab 5 Loft set. I was joined by DrKatBuilds, Trickybricks, Brickset, and…
Review: LEGO 10291 Queer Eye The Fab 5 Loft
Earlier today, LEGO revealed the new 10291 Queer Eye The Fab 5 Loft set, celebrating the immensely popular and wholesome Netflix series, Queer Eye. The LEGO Queer Eye set has a release date of 1 October 2021, and will be available from LEGO.com or your local LEGO Store, and will be priced at US$99.99/AU$169.99. LEGO…
Review: LEGO Duplo 10943 Happy Childhood Moments
So here’s a bit of a different review on the blog – my very first LEGO Duplo review! It’s currently Chinese New Year and LEGO have upped the ante on sets celebrating the Lunar New Year in 2021, and I recently had the opportunity to review the third and final entrant this year (after 80106…
