But in most cases, they have to start from the bottom and work their way up: only the most skilled Lego artisans achieve the honor of master builder. These builders are hand-picked by Lego, and are employed at the company’s Discovery centers, and its seven LEGOLAND theme park locations (Billund, Denmark Windsor, England Günzburg, Germany Nusajaya, Malaysia Florida, California). To give you an idea of how selective this group is, there are only 40 Lego master builders in the world, 7 of whom are Americans. The road to becoming a master model builder for Lego is excruciating and arduous - and the monetary payoff is less than exciting. Master builder Dan Steininger at work Source: c_chan808 But how much can you expect to earn as a Lego maestro, and what exactly does the job entail? We’ve explored three jobs - model master builders, Lego Certified Professionals, and industry “renegades” - to answer these questions. As Jamie Berard, Lego’s senior product designer, says, “Dad’s gotta have his toy room too!”įor the select few in the AFOL community, playing with Lego bricks has become more than a mere hobby: the best of the best have made a career out of it. One AFOL we spoke with says most in the community are “educated and/or intelligent, and have some sort of technical background.” Many are engineers, computer programmers, and hackers who have no reservation about shelling out $2,000 on EBay for an “Ultimate Collector’s” Millennium Falcon, or a rare limited-edition set. Adult fans of Lego - or AFOL (pronounced “awful”) - is a small but passionate confederacy of builders who refuse to believe Lego is just for kids. Sixty-five years ago, deep in the basement of a Billund, Denmark carpentry workshop, Ole Kirk Christiansen conceived Lego 560 billion pieces later, the company has defined childhood for millions of kids across the globe.īut for some, the fun doesn’t stop at puberty. Does this sound like you? If it does, shoot us your resume.One thing you can do with 11,014 Lego bricks Source: Lenny Spiro We’re always on the look out for dreamers who want to embrace the work and share in the fun.
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ATG was built by and is moving forward with a company full of Future of Design dreamers.
You can read more about Veronica and the Future of Design on the jump. It’s meant to help us all rediscover the kid in us all so we can build a creative future where anything is possible and we’re only limited by our capacity to dream.
It’s meant to inspire Imagination and Play. So often when we talk about the Future of Design we focus solely on the traditional business forms of what we think that phrase means, when really, we should keep our eye on the ball and remember that the Future of Design is fun. Open trophy (complete with a tiny, victorious Serena Williams figure) to a very realistic model of Picasso’s famed Guernica work. Then I can represent the most important parts because I can’t re-create every aspect of it.” Veronica has modeled things like a replica of the Women’s U.S. Because I’m trying to represent something, I have to look at the object and really zero in on what are the most essential elements of it. But in school, I spent a lot of time analyzing buildings to determine their time periods or specific, important aspects of movement. When I’m building with LEGO, it’s a similar thought process. Ironically, I don’t typically build architecture-themed models. How has this influenced your work with LEGO? There is definitely a big crossover between architecture and LEGO. “ You graduated with a degree in architecture. After graduating from New York University with a degree in Architecture & Urban Design, she landed what might the dream job of being one of seven LEGO Master Model Builders. So today, we want to introduce you to Veronica Watson, a 23-year-old LEGO Master Model Builder.
In honor of Friday and because we posted about LEGO tape last week, it only felt right to continue the LEGO conversation this Friday. By Jamie Moody Marketing Director It’s Friday, ya’ll.
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