Out of the shadows

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Reflecting on his varied career at the LEGO Group so far, Wes Talbott tells Blocks Editor Graham E. Hancock about a journey that has taken him from conceptualising Elves to working on dream projects in model design

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KEITA TAKAHASHI TALKS US THROUGH HIS JOURNEY FROM ART-SCHOOL ODDBALL TO WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM AS THE CREATOR OF THE PS2 CLASSIC KATAMARI DAMACY. ALONG THE WAY WE DISCUSS GOAT-SHAPED FLOWERPOTS, DESIGNING PLAYGROUNDS, HIS ENDLESS WISH TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE AND HIS NEW GAME, TO A T