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A Mid-Century Modern Lego Desk

Lego is surprisingly well suited for designing modern furniture and architecture. The geometric and blocky designs match up with Lego bricks. Especially if you use SNOT techniques. With no studs, a Lego build can look photorealistic. This mid-century modern desk is the creation of Heikki M who has built a lot of modern designs. In this build the contrast between the white, brown, and black details really makes it stand out. The added modern artwork on top of the desk is built with a few colorful 1×2 Lego Grills. You can also find a gold plate being used as the base of the table lamp. The white wall and white floor is a simple background, but the added baseboard is a great touch.

Check out this Mid-Century Modern Lego Desk over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128963861@N08/49837417368/

The Daisy Hill House – Exterior Update

This Lego Daisy Hill House is the design of Sarah Beyer. Who has created a two story modern house perfectly built in the Minifigure scale. The building is surrounded by a lush green landscape covered in white flowers. A perfect yard for the little Lego dog to run around in. This Lego MOC uses a lot of SNOT techniques to achieve its final look. The main windows are all built horizontally, and the exposed studs in the landscaping represent dirt well. The building features a relaxing outdoor patio on the second floor, and comes with two overgrown planters on the first floor.

A lot of work has gone into this build, and that is especially apparent with the interior. All the rooms are fully decorated. You can find more photos of those details over here: http://everydaybricks.com/the-lego-daisy-hill-house/

The Daisy Hill House - Exterior Update - Lego MOC

You can find more information and details about the Lego Daisy Hill House over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149907857@N08/49813400907/

The Lego Daisy Hill House

Lego lends itself to modern architecture surprisingly well. The geometric and clean designs can be replicated with SNOT building techniques. A great modern style Lego MOC is the Daisy Hill House created by Sarah Beyer. The actual build is unfinished but some of the interior rooms are done. A bedroom, kitchen, and upstairs landing have been completed. The results are amazing. The landing uses a variety of patterns and geometric shapes. The Lego bookcases look very good, and OSHA would approve of the the railing. The bedroom features a lot of natural light, achieved by building the windows sideways. The plant adds some life to the room.

Downstairs is an open floor plan kitchen. The different patterns on the walls, the windows, and the grid aligned floor all combine well. The sofa is nice and clean, and the houseplants look happy. This modern house would make many a Lego Minifigure happy!

You can see more of this Lego Daisy Hill House, by Sarah Beyer, and find more information over here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149907857@N08/49764260456/

The Lego Lounge is a Basement in a House Designed for Lego

Finding a place for a Lego collection can be a very difficult task. Every year more and more pieces get added, and eventually (for most of us) they end up in a huge unsorted pile. Slowly consuming a spare room, garage, basement, or office space. Most people never get past the point of sorting their collection into a few drawers and storage containers.

Jeffrey Pelletier, an architect, put his knowledge and skills into creating the perfect space for his Lego collection. His whole house has been designed to accommodate Lego. There are well over 250,000 pieces stored in this collection, and most of them are located in what looks like the most friendly basement ever built. With 9 foot ceilings, a full bar, and a whole room dedicated to building, this is the type of space that adults dream about.

The whole house is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, and was originally built in 1902. After an extensive remodel in 2013, the 3,300 square feet house is a great example of how to showcase your love for Lego. The living space features extensive built-in shelving systems, modern furniture, and super colorful walls. Even the Lego Modular buildings have their own space.

Go check out all the details and photos of this Lego collection and house over on Houzz: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/21293913

And, make sure to see the short video below, for even more details.

https://youtu.be/7bS2Uj9z2UI

The colorfully playful offices of Lego Turkey

Recently Lego Turkey revealed their new office space. Completed in 2014, these offices are located in Mecidiyekoy, Istanbul. Lego has focused on creating a workspace that feels unique while accommodating 23 personnel. The space itself is only 350 m², which works out to be about 3,750 ft². The super colorful space is inspired by Lego products as a way to strengthen the brand identity. The entrance and ceiling make references to the popular Lego brick, while Minifigures have been used on walls and partitions. Photographs of the original Lego employees and manufacturing plant are also used for wall treatments.

“In the office where a dynamic and modern design language has been adopted in general sense, it has been aimed to create venues which are integrated with the corporate identity, have high energy, and where comfort conditions are provided at a high level.” — OSO Architecture

Lego Turkey has been designed by OSO Architecture. Make sure to check out all the other photographs and information here: http://www.osomimarlik.com/eng/project-detail/lego-turkey/

Lego Calendar by Vitamins

Lego can be used in a wide variety of projects. Take for instance this Lego Calendar. Created by Vitamins, Design and Invention Studio as a solution to a common problem. The Lego Calendar is an easily shared project management calendar that is easy to understand and engage. You can sync the Lego Calendar with an online version by taking a photo and emailing it to special server.

“It makes the most of the tangibility of physical objects, and the ubiquity of digital platforms, and it’s also puts a smile on our faces when we use it!”

Lego calendar by Vitamins from Vitamins on Vimeo.

Blocumentary — From Inspiration to Creation: Aaron Draplin

A new Lego Blocumentary is out today, check out the video on YouTube. This one focuses on how Lego has inspired Aaron Draplin and his graphic design work.