The minifigure story

Travelling back through the years to look at some of the most memorable LEGO items

After some years of uncertainty and experimentation, the City team was tasked with delivering what children wanted – a real world that they could recognise. For Senior Model Designer Bjarke Lykke Madsen, that meant designing the centrepiece of the new collection

When the LEGO Group needed to rediscover the company’s core, Design Master Henrik Andersen created what, on the face of it, is an unassuming fire engine. But a small model made a big statement and set a firm direction for the then-new City theme

Visualising an urban environment doesn’t conjure up images of volcanoes, the tundra or the ocean floor. LEGO Design Director Ricco Krog reveals how he took City to adventurous new places while always consulting children along the way

He was bitten by a radioactive spider and he’s not the only one. In fact, this new collection of minifigures features a dozen of them

It’s a dream job that often seems unattainable – but Rachael Easton has actually lived the dream. As part of her degree in Modelmaking, she seized the opportunity of a lifetime and applied for an internship in the LEGO Group’s design department. She reveals what it’s like to step into this creative world and get a taste of working on LEGO sets in Billund