A Closer Look At The LEGO Amsterdam Store
Last week a brand new flagship LEGO® store opened in Amsterdam and as I highlighted the other day, it’s quite the impressive looking store. Located in the Kalverstraat, Amsterdam, the store is filled with numerous LEGO built features as well as boasting other in-store services, all of which add to stores unique LEGO shopping experience. When creating the store’s interior, inspiration has been drawn from many famous things...
LEGO Brick-Changer Joins Thanksgiving Parade
It’s Thanksgiving which means it’s also time for the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, played host to a colourful float from LEGO®. The float featured a over-sized LEGO build dubbed the Brick-Changer. This part turkey, part dragon creation is inspired by the Rebuild the World campaign. The float was flanked by builders carrying over-sized LEGO elements, just like the Rebuild The World advert and for some reason...
A Very LEGO Christmas At The Savoy
On Tuesday evening last week, The Savoy Hotel in London showcased their new festive display, which has been creating in partnership with the LEGO Group and is inspired by the Rebuild The World campaign. The Savoy will play host to the Twelve Rebuilds of Christmas, which are fun twists on the familiar Christmas song. Hamleys very own Mark Campbell kindly attended the event on behalf of BricksFanz. The festive fun begins before you even...
Inside The New Birmingham LEGO Store
On Wednesday night I made the trip to Birmingham to get an advanced sneak peek at the latest UK LEGO® store. The new store can be found within the Bullring & Grand Central Shopping Centre, but isn’t the first time Birmingham has had a LEGO store. There was on in the city many years ago, which closes down. More recently, Brum got a taste for bricks, with the LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre and its on-site store. But the Bullring...
Art Of The Brick Exhibition Comes To Manchester
The Art of the Brick exhibition is making a return to the UK, with a run at the Great Northern Warehouse in Manchester. The acclaimed art show, which uses LEGO® bricks to create models and artwork, opens this Friday and runs through until April 2020. A number of iconic pieces such as Yellow, will feature at the exhibition, as well as all new pieces, making the UK debut. Learn more below and you can book tickets here. WORLD FAMOUS,...
Learn How AFOLs Became Designers At LEGO House
The LEGO Group has many amazingly creative people working for it and they come from all aspects of life. But there are a handful of LEGO® Designers who started out as AFOLs. Their passion for the brick has helped them to get a job at LEGO and create some of the many great sets we get to build. Next year a trio of LEGO Designers, who started as AFOLs, will be taking part in an event at LEGO House in Billund. The special evening will...
New Birmingham LEGO Store Gets Opening Date
The new Birmingham LEGO® store will open its doors on Thursday 21st November. When the store opens next week it will boost interactive features such has a Which Minifigure Are You? scanner, Pick-a-brick wall and Build A Minifigure station. Plus the store will be the first to feature dynamic lighting and a ‘digital ribbon’ above shelves which will feature unique content. The store will get it’s official Grand Opening...
LEGO Float Set To Take Part In Macy’s Parade
For over 90 years the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as wowed with its impressive array of floats and giant balloons. This years parade will have also feature a float from the LEGO Group dubbed The Brick-changer. The float will be inspired by the current global ad campaign “Rebuild The World”. A giant turkey-dragon hybrid will dominate a colourful landscape of bricks, to show how from the strangest of ideas amazing...
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