Packing by hand

Rounding up the rest of the month’s news from the world of LEGO bricks

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

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

M y all-time favourite City set is 4207 ...

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

Let’s play with water! The LEGO Group designed an entire system of hydraulic bricks and gutter elements to be compatible with both System and DUPLO that would have provided children with a whole world of wet playtime. That is, if it had ever made it to the production line…