< PreviousDesired objects commercialinteriordesign.com January 2022 50 L EGO's founder Ole Kirk Christiansen created the ultimate modular play system, which was patented in January 1958. The LEGO brand has been widely adopted by creatives in many fi elds in the composition of artworks, sculptures, design objects, buildings, and urban interventions. Along the way we've also seen many weird and wonderful collaborations, including a trainer project with sportswear brand Adidas and the LEGO F.R.I.E.N.D.S apartment, a 2,048-piece set that allows fans of the iconic Warner Bros. TV series to recreate their favourite scenes. Swedish furnishing fi rm IKEA and LEGO have teamed up to create Bygglek, storage boxes that aim to turn tidying into a game with stud-covered lids kids can top with their own creations. The Bygglek storage collection comprises one set of three small boxes, two sets of larger boxes – each with lids and fronts lined with LEGO studs – and one set of LEGO bricks. Sustainably ambitious, in 2020 the company announced it will begin removing single-use plastic from its boxes. In 2018, it began producing elements from bio-polyethylene (bio-PE), made from sustainably sourced sugarcane. Many LEGO sets contain elements made from bio-PE which is perfect for making smaller, softer pieces such as trees, branches, leaves and accessories for minifi gures. Bio-PE is The LEGO brick The universal locking system patented in January 1958 ensures longevity About 19bn Lego parts are produced every year not currently suitable for making harder elements like the trademark LEGO bricks. Would you be surprised to hear that these bricks also feature heavily in the design of the LEGO campus in Denmark? In 2019, CF Møller Architects completed two offi ce buildings in the fi rst phase of the toy company's 52,000 sq m headquarters. The Århus-based studio designed the offi ces with bold, geometric forms reminiscent of LEGO bricks, which are also playfully adorned with giant versions of the building blocks. According to the studio partner Klaus Toustrup, this idea was informed by a painting in the offi ce of LEGO's owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, which portrays a child proudly presenting his LEGO creation.THE MARKET LEADING PLATFORM FOR THE INTERIOR DESIGN AND FIT-OUT INDUSTRY COMMERCIALINTERIORDESIGN.COM CID Website advert_New website.indd 112/12/2021 18:19:11Wash Basin and WC: RAK-VALET Furniture: RAK-JOY UNO Wall and Floor: TOKYO CONCRETENext >