Christopher Niemann: I Lego NY

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Further to last month’s post on the Lego wall, I love how these little Lego pieces remind me of how iconic objects can be recognised merely by their colour and shape, despite their simple form. How cute are these?

 

After moving to Berlin after a lengthy stretch of living in NY, author/illustrator Christopher Niemann was struck by how his sons’ Lego pieces started to remind him of things he missed.

 

Christopher blogs for the New York Times and has written two children’s books, in addition to illustrating for a whole bunch of noteworthy publications including these covers for the New Yorker.

 

Check out his blog here and website here – both are well worth a look-see. 

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7 Fun LEGO facts.

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Fun Lego Facts:-

1. There are about 62 LEGO bricks for every one of the world’s 6 billion inhabitants.
2. Children around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks.
3. More than 400 million people around the world have played with LEGO bricks.
4. More than 400 billion LEGO bricks have been produced since 1949. Stacked on top of each other, this is enough to connect the Earth and the Moon ten times over.
5. 7 LEGO sets are sold by retailers every second around the world.
6. The LEGO bricks sold in one year would circle the world 5 times.
7. LEGO can be used to…patch walls?

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