I was expecting a little Willy Wonka action with this LEGO brick glass elevator model but, alas, there is no Wonka in sight. I don’t give a rat’s ass if Charlie gets his lifetime supply of chocolate or not. This elevator is definitely lacking some Gene Wilder action.
Alright, so maybe living in a house made of LEGOs was only a pipe dream, but here’s something much more practical. This customized IKEA kitchen island was made using over 20,000 LEGO bricks.
Designers Philippe Simon and Pillard Rosetti are my new heroes.
Your favorite multiplayer zombie slaying game gets the LEGO treatment. Made using custom LEGO minifig stickers for extra detail, these Left 4 Dead LEGO figurines could only be better if they somehow integrated Star Wars into the mix. I know, it’s a long shot, but come on, what’s wrong with dreaming?
You’ve tried everything. You’ve tried rebuilding damaged architecture with LEGOs. You’ve tried building crazy reconstructions of video game characters. Hell, you’ve even tried recreating other forms of geek media with brick art.
And guess what. None of your efforts have amused LEGO Satan. That deal you made with the devil for a lifetime supply of Jolt cola in exchange for either an awesome LEGO toy or your soul, whichever comes first, isn’t looking like the best decision you’ve ever made.
It’s difficult not to have a hard-on for LEGO bricks when you live in the world of the geek. Everywhere you turn is another awesome or surprisingly useful implementation of these versatile bricks.
Crafty designers Dee & Ricky have composed a set of LEGO-inspired fashion which includes this awesome LEGO Brick Belt Buckle. Also included are various bow-ties, headbands and other standard fare. This belt buckle costs a hefty $85, but what else would you expect out of fine art?
I can’t even begin to tell you how many countless hours of my life were once wasted on Tetris for the original Nintendo Game Boy. I was 3 or 4 years old and would play the living shit out of that game. My mother would too and could easily reach levels upwards of 100. I suppose that on the 25th Anniversary of the game, we should be thanking its creator, the legendary Alexey Pajitnov. This Russian computer scientist is the brains behind the blocks, which has sold over 125 million copies to date. Has your software ever sold 125 million copies? Didn’t think so.
Personally, I still play Tetris on Facebook, loved Tetris DS and have always wanted to play Hyper Tetris.
Germany took some serious damage in WWII. Just because they were kicking some ass for a few years doesn’t mean they didn’t get what was coming to them. To this day, many German buildings show the damage they sustained during the war.
Jan (pronounced “Yahn,” I suppose) Vormann’s project Dispatchwork has been showing itself, piece by piece, throughout Berlin, in the form of repaired war damage. But these repairs aren’t the traditional spit-and-spackle. The bullet holes and bomb blast craters are now filled with layers of LEGO bricks.
Check out this LEGO NES that was found on Flickr user Arkov’s page. I love how the controllers have the A and B buttons! Hit the link below to check out the rest of his photos and creations. Really good stuff.
If you’ve got $12 and a whole ‘lotta patience, you can score one of these colorful LEGO USB hubs from Korea. Four ports of fury and you can build with them! Why do all the good gadgets come from Asia? Americans always get the shaft, save for the iPhone.
You don’t even need to see a picture of LEGO sunglasses to know they’re going to come styled as a throwback to the 1980s. But did you know you can snap on bricks to the sides? Nice. Customize them to your liking by building antenna on each side and head off to the mall. All the chicks hanging out by the Sam Goody will be swooning over you in no time.
