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June 29, 2025
Enkele jaren geleden las ik de biografie van LEGO, dat voornamelijk focuste op het verhaal van de familie achter het bedrijf en de geschiedenis van LEGO als bedrijf.
Dit focust op het andere verhaal, namelijk dat van het steentje. Of steentjes en alle elementen, de verschillende sets en hun verhaal.
Superboeiende kijk in de werking van LEGO, het ontstaan van nieuwe bouwstenen of elementen en hoe alles veel complexer is dan het eigenlijk lijkt.
Dit focust op het andere verhaal, namelijk dat van het steentje. Of steentjes en alle elementen, de verschillende sets en hun verhaal.
Superboeiende kijk in de werking van LEGO, het ontstaan van nieuwe bouwstenen of elementen en hoe alles veel complexer is dan het eigenlijk lijkt.
October 31, 2024
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks is an encyclopedic monograph on all things LEGO by Daniel Konstanski. Released 19th Sept 2024 by Unbound, it's 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. It's unclear from the publisher's info, but at least the ebook ARC provided for review also has interactive hyperlinks throughout.
This is a gorgeously illustrated -very- deep dive into the history, design, stories, and people behind the universally beloved building bricks which have graced kids' toyboxes, adults collections, engineering student lounges, and geek-allied tech giants (Google, Microsoft, Blizzard, etc) for the last 80 years. The author is incredibly knowledgeable and writes interestingly and accessibly about LEGO. There are personal stories from numerous employees and hobbyists throughout the decades.
Some of the highlights from the book include all the photos from LEGO corporation's own historical archives as well as design schematics and facsimile design pages which aren't usually available to the public. There aren't any build plans included in the book, but just the historical collections and collector editions of sets from yesteryear are worth the price of admission. Mr. Konstanski knows LEGO (he's the editor of Blocks Magazine) and shares his expertise with readers in a fun and engaging way.
Five stars, awesome fun. It would be an excellent choice for public or school library acquisition, home reference, gaming groups, and similar.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks is an encyclopedic monograph on all things LEGO by Daniel Konstanski. Released 19th Sept 2024 by Unbound, it's 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. It's unclear from the publisher's info, but at least the ebook ARC provided for review also has interactive hyperlinks throughout.
This is a gorgeously illustrated -very- deep dive into the history, design, stories, and people behind the universally beloved building bricks which have graced kids' toyboxes, adults collections, engineering student lounges, and geek-allied tech giants (Google, Microsoft, Blizzard, etc) for the last 80 years. The author is incredibly knowledgeable and writes interestingly and accessibly about LEGO. There are personal stories from numerous employees and hobbyists throughout the decades.
Some of the highlights from the book include all the photos from LEGO corporation's own historical archives as well as design schematics and facsimile design pages which aren't usually available to the public. There aren't any build plans included in the book, but just the historical collections and collector editions of sets from yesteryear are worth the price of admission. Mr. Konstanski knows LEGO (he's the editor of Blocks Magazine) and shares his expertise with readers in a fun and engaging way.
Five stars, awesome fun. It would be an excellent choice for public or school library acquisition, home reference, gaming groups, and similar.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
June 13, 2025
Engagingly written (although it occasionally veers into super-dry tech detail, it's not too often, and does at least make you appreciate the rigorous engineering system underpinning LEGO's success) and endlessly fascinating, the inclusion of so many quality images of beloved favourites and obscure lost gems just adds up to what amounts to an indispensable must-have for any AFOL. Joyful.
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