Building the ordinary into the extraordinary – brick by brick.
This first official book for Adult Fans of LEGO takes the reader on a visually stunning journey from the very earliest hollow bricks to the complex shapes and building techniques of today.
LEGO® bricks are design icons and marvels of engineering. Virtually unchanged for over fifty years, the brick is still at the very centre of ethos: each brick connects to every other brick, allowing the construction of almost anything you can imagine. LEGO minifigures may be the friendly faces of the LEGO world, but bricks in all their different shapes and forms are its very foundation.
The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks explores the brick’s rich history in full colour and unparalleled detail. Granted unprecedented access by the LEGO Group, Daniel Konstantski has interviewed design masters, element testers and the so-called ‘rock stars’, the set designers, to reveal for the first time how and why new LEGO bricks are made.
This is the book the fans have always wanted: a truly behind-the-scenes look at the story of the beloved LEGO brick and the company which makes it, with a wealth of exclusive visual material from the LEGO Archive in Billund.
LEGO fans have long wanted to learn the inside story of beloved LEGO bricks from inside the LEGO Group: to have long-standing questions answered and see the veil pulled back on how LEGO elements and products came to market – or didn’t – through the LEGO brick’s 70 year history. Such an authoritative telling of the story has never been possible – until now.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group.
©2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
The Secret Life of LEGO® Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon
Daniel Konstanski
Hardback£23.99£30.00Save 20%A 336 page sewn hardback with over 400 full colour illustrations. Printed on 128gsm FSC certified matt art paper, with printed endpapers and bright red head and tail bands.
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LEGO® Wooden Duck Art Print£30.00Only 48 leftLimited to 100 First-edition LEGO® Originals art print of the famous wooden duck in a LEGO branded presentation sleeve. This technical drawing is based on the 1930s design for the Wooden Duck and dates from 1958. This print has previously only been available to LEGO VIP members. Art Print Dimensions: 25.5 x 31.6 cm (10.03 x 12.44 inches).
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LEGO® Wooden Elephant Art Print£30.00Limited to 100 First-edition LEGO® Originals art print of the famous LEGO Wooden Elephant, watercolour artwork from c.1937 in a LEGO branded presentation sleeve This print has previously only been available to LEGO VIP members. Art Print dimensions: 25.5 x 31.6cm (10.03 x 12.44 inches)
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LEGO® British Patent Art Print£30.00Only 22 leftLimited to 100 First-edition LEGO® Originals art print of a page from the British Patent Application for LEGO Elements, dating from 1968, in a LEGO branded presentation sleeve. This print has previously only been available to LEGO VIP members. Dimensions of Art Print: 25.5 x 31.6 cm (10.03 x 12.44 inches)
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LEGO® French Patent Art Print£30.00Limited to 100 LEGO® Originals art print of a page from the French Patent Application for LEGO DUPLO® Brick, dating from 1968, in a LEGO branded presentation sleeve. This print has previously only been available to LEGO VIP members. Art Print Dimensions: 25.5 x 31.6 cm (10.03 x 12.44 inches)
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LEGO® Spanish Patent Art Print£30.00Limited to 100 First-edition LEGO® Originals art print of a page from the Spanish Patent Application for LEGO Elements, dating from 1958, in a LEGO branded presentation sleeve. This print has previously only been available to LEGO VIP members. Art Print Dimensions: 25.5 x 31.6 cm (10.03 x 12.44 inches)
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A2 Artwork Print£20.00Only 17 leftA high-quality A2 print
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Unbound Gift Bag£6.00Get your books all wrapped up! Add a book to your order, followed by this gift bag and your order will arrive with the book inside the bag. Only one book will be placed inside each bag purchased.The gift bag measures 30cm wide and 44cm high. Crafted from 100% natural cotton. Perfect for reusing.
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Building the ordinary into the extraordinary – brick by brick.
This first official book for Adult Fans of LEGO takes the reader on a visually stunning journey from the very earliest hollow bricks to the complex shapes and building techniques of today.
LEGO® bricks are design icons and marvels of engineering. Virtually unchanged for over fifty years, the brick is still at the very centre of ethos: each brick connects to every other brick, allowing the construction of almost anything you can imagine. LEGO minifigures may be the friendly faces of the LEGO world, but bricks in all their different shapes and forms are its very foundation.
The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks explores the brick’s rich history in full colour and unparalleled detail. Granted unprecedented access by the LEGO Group, Daniel Konstantski has interviewed design masters, element testers and the so-called ‘rock stars’, the set designers, to reveal for the first time how and why new LEGO bricks are made.
This is the book the fans have always wanted: a truly behind-the-scenes look at the story of the beloved LEGO brick and the company which makes it, with a wealth of exclusive visual material from the LEGO Archive in Billund.
LEGO fans have long wanted to learn the inside story of beloved LEGO bricks from inside the LEGO Group: to have long-standing questions answered and see the veil pulled back on how LEGO elements and products came to market – or didn’t – through the LEGO brick’s 70 year history. Such an authoritative telling of the story has never been possible – until now.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group.
©2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
