LEGO | art, architecture, and design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/lego/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 DJ turntable from 1970s returns as functional vinyl record spinner made of LEGO blocks https://www.designboom.com/technology/dj-turntable-vinyl-record-spinner-lego-sl-1200-mk2-08-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/dj-turntable-vinyl-record-spinner-lego-sl-1200-mk2-08-07-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:15:19 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1082782

maker tamás borján, aka tomasso builds, draws his design inspiration from the classic technics SL-1200 MK2 from the 1970s.

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space scientists 3D print LEGO bricks with meteorite dust to build astronaut homes on moon https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-scientists-3d-printed-lego-bricks-meteorite-dust-moon-esa-european-agency-06-25-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-scientists-3d-printed-lego-bricks-meteorite-dust-moon-esa-european-agency-06-25-2024/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:05:00 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1073367

dubbed ESA space bricks, these 3D printed LEGO-like blocks are aimed for the construction of launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon.

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robot printer made of LEGO bricks can produce any pixel art using openAI’s DALL-E 3 https://www.designboom.com/technology/robot-printer-lego-bricks-pixel-art-openai-dall-e-3-sten-creative-mindstorms-06-21-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/robot-printer-lego-bricks-pixel-art-openai-dall-e-3-sten-creative-mindstorms-06-21-2024/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:25:08 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1073017

sten of the youtube channel ‘creative mindstorms’ prints pixel artworks using his robot machine ‘pixelbot 3000’, which is also made of LEGO bricks.

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LEGO creators turn ukrainian architectural icons into building sets to raise funds https://www.designboom.com/design/lego-ukrainian-architectural-icons-brick-building-sets-united24-05-28-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/lego-ukrainian-architectural-icons-brick-building-sets-united24-05-28-2024/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 10:50:16 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1067695

interested individuals can win one of these sets by making a donation towards rebuilding a school in ukraine.

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functional LEGO radio brings back the retro style of music players https://www.designboom.com/design/functional-lego-radio-retro-style-music-players-05-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/functional-lego-radio-retro-style-music-players-05-11-2024/#respond Sat, 11 May 2024 09:00:45 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1063964

on june 1st, 2024, LEGO is releasing its functional retro radio with 906 pieces of bricks, reviving the bygone days of knobs and frequencies on music players.

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ai weiwei recreates historic art with LEGO bricks as part of galleria continua exhibition https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-weiwei-galleria-continua-neither-nor-exhibition-italy-04-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-weiwei-galleria-continua-neither-nor-exhibition-italy-04-15-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:45:07 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1058718

ai weiwei reimagines historic artworks overlaid with contemporary events, displayed in galleria continua's show 'neither nor.'

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LEGO vintage radio plays any music using smartphone and voice assistant https://www.designboom.com/design/vintage-radio-lego-dimexart-smartphone-voice-assistant-03-04-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/vintage-radio-lego-dimexart-smartphone-voice-assistant-03-04-2024/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:15:17 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1051202

dimexart’s LEGO vintage radio is made up of 1,130 pieces and has working knobs, volume keypads, and moving red pointer just like the retro sound players.

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LEGO unveils collectible polaroid instant camera set made of 516 bricks https://www.designboom.com/design/lego-nostalgic-building-iconic-polaroid-onestep-sx-70-camera-12-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/lego-nostalgic-building-iconic-polaroid-onestep-sx-70-camera-12-18-2023/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:31:28 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1037344

capturing nostalgia: LEGO Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera   LEGO embarks on a nostalgic journey with its latest creation – a replica brick model of the iconic rainbow-striped Polaroid OneStep SX-70. Revealed on LEGO Ideas, the platform that transforms user-submitted concepts into potential sets, this fan-made project faithfully mirrors the vintage camera’s design, even capturing its […]

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NIKE’s vintage air jordan 11 makes a comeback as sneakers made entirely of LEGO bricks https://www.designboom.com/design/nike-air-jordan-11-sneakers-lego-bricks-10-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/nike-air-jordan-11-sneakers-lego-bricks-10-24-2023/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:35:36 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1025177

first unveiled in 1995, NIKE’s air jordan 11 returns from its archived stash as tamás borján recreates the sneakers with just LEGO bricks.

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LEGO discontinues bricks made of recycled plastic bottles due to carbon emissions https://www.designboom.com/technology/lego-bricks-recycled-plastic-bottles-pet-carbon-emissions-09-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/lego-bricks-recycled-plastic-bottles-pet-carbon-emissions-09-26-2023/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:30:49 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1018605

LEGO will no longer create bricks made of recycled plastic bottles as it leads to more carbon emissions than its current oil-based manufacturing process.

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