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Fun Product Fact


Whats one of everyone's favorite toy ever?

Designed by: Gothfred Kirk Chiristiansen
Design 1958

This product has been favored in the minds of parents and children alike across the world. Lego infused imagination in little minds with such a simple and basic and design. These pieces have been injection molded stud-and-tube pieces. As a young one it promotes the hand - eye coordination of kids and parents love that their money goes a long way when purchases. Hey I still love mine! Who Doesnt?


Lego Is now one of the biggest part of the toy industry in the world. They have stores now too dedicated to the awesomeness that is Lego. There is even a theme park! LegoLand, the first was built in Billund in 1968. That is crazy that something so small took off and had a theme park in just a few short years. There are contests every year to build things. It is insane what people can do with these things.

Mass Production a book by Phaidon states that "The Lego brick has proven that well-conceived design can transcend age, gender and even culture, as proven by the comapny's figure that approximately 320 billion Lego elements have been sold since 1958"

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