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LEGO has always been an inherently creative medium, but it’s less often that LEGO creations are used to explore the human condition. Seeing Casey McCoy’s (@kcrmccoy) Moments of Melancholy builds, it’s hard not to be moved – both by the skill of the builder and by the emotions evoked by the abstract cube people that represent stages of life.
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Jente Bijl brings whimsy and wonder to every build with a singular way of playing with color and form. Her latest work, NEXOPIRATES, which debuted at LEGO World Utrech, maintains that record with a monolithic station for flying skiffs in a cyberpunk setting.
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Joël Jurg (@ancientlegobricks), history student and AFOL, recreates the famous mosaic portrait of Emperor Justinian I as seen in the Basilica of San Vitale.
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Japanese builder @umemaruko7 uses brick-built home decor to celebrate the changing seasons. Her latest works capture the colors of autumn under glass and on the wall.
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We talked with the creators behind the BrickBoy, that acts as a true power up to set 72046.
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Roll to defend! @moptoptrev is casting Firebrick and we’re feeling the heat.
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Ah, LEGO’s gifts with purchase. To some they’re as important as phasers or transformers, to others they’re a form of evil second only to the Borg. But love them or loathe them, we have another one to look forward to: 40768 Type 15 Shuttlepod, the companion set to the recently revealed 10356 USS Enterprise. The Continue reading →
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This beautiful bonsai from Denil Oh (@deniloh85)joined a LEGO-hosted Botanicals event in Kuala Lumpur. We’re enchanted by the grey and pink tree.
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TBB’s own Kimberly Giffen (@k_giffen_creates) gets the weekend started right with a tropical LEGO libation
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