London 2021 Toy Fair Cancelled
The 2021 London Toy Fair has officially be canned and furthermore, it will not be replaced with a digital alternative or an event later on in the year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the organisers of the event has chosen to completely cancel the event. It’s the first time the event will not be held in 66 years, but it will hopefully return in 2022. The LEGO Group has attended the event most years and although they are extremely...
LEGO Landmark Magnets Review
Early last year, LEGO® introduced a new range of bricks, which have a magnet within them. As well as offering them as simple sets of plain magnetic elements, a special destination magnet set was released in the Leicester Square store. It was later made available across other LEGO retail channels globally. Earlier this year the range expanded to mainland Europe with the Eiffel Tower Magnet set and now there are two new locations to...
How To Get Hands On With LEGO DOTS
To coincide with the reveal of the new LEGO® DOTS product line and special installation has popped up in London. The HOUSE OF DOTS is fantastical house comprising five rooms spread over eight shipping containers, in which everything from the walls and floors to the rugs, frames and furniture has been customised in a mashup of LEGO DOTS and the distinctive patterns and colours of artist, Camille Walala. At the HOUSE OF DOTS, LEGO fans...
LEGO House Of DOTS Opens In London
LEGO® DOTS has been long rumoured and today this brand new theme was unexpectedly revealed in London. LEGO DOTS is a new art and crafts theme, inspired by the LEGO System. So it uses familiar LEGO pieces to create all-new wearable and home decor creations. The theme will not launch until March 2020, but budding LEGO artists can experience LEGO DOTS for the very first time at a special LEGO HOUSE OF DOTS installation in London’s...
LEGO Hidden Side Makes Toy Fair Hero Toys List
The London Fair has begun today and as the event opens, Toy Fair’s Hero Toys, the 25 most exciting and creative toys have been announced by the British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA). Finalists this year includes one of the new LEGO® Hidden Side sets. The Haunted Fairground is one of the new sets released earlier this year and features a gloomed version of Newbury’s fairground. It’s also one of the first Hidden Side...
The LEGO Group At The London Toy Fair
It’s the start of a new year, which also means it’s Toy Fair season. This kicks off in London at the annual London Toy Fair, followed by the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany and closing out with the New York Toy Fair. The LEGO Group will have a presence at each of the Toy Fairs and I received my invite to London (and Nuremberg) on Monday. LEGO® will be going big this year, with both a ‘public’ stand and a closed...
A Real LEGO Knight Bus Hits Streets Of London
Travellers and budding wizards in London can now take a trip on a real Knight Bus, as one of the capitals famous London Buses have been given a LEGO® makeover. As well as being given a purple coat of paint, the London Knight Bus has features LEGO elements and Minifigure passengers in the windows. The bus is inspired by the slightly smaller LEGO Knight Bus, based on the vehicle from the featured in the Harry Potter books and movies....
Unique LEGO Originals Collectible Launches In London
Mere moments ago the LEGO Group and ROOM Copenhagen unveiled the first product in their new LEGO® Originals product line. LEGO Originals was stealthily launched as a range of LEGO VIP rewards, which features artwork harking back to the early days of the LEGO Group. Something which has also been captured with the LEGO Originals Wooden Minifigure, a product which combines the carpentry beginnings of the LEGO brand with one of their more...
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