Taxidermy Lego Deer Is Insanely Popular

Brooklyn-based designer and hopeless AFOL David Cole made some “taxidermied” deer, fox and bear figures out of Legos. Oh, they’re so cute, right? First the internet wanted them all. Now the internet wants more, more, more. Seriously, he’s back-ordered for 1,500 of these little things, which are essentially pixelated animals in IRL, comprised of “mostly new” Lego bits and hand-drawn instructions at just under $30 a pop. Read more »

Lego-Mended Wall Cracks are Nifty, Down to One

German artist Jan Vormann has gone around mending wall cracks around Brooklyn and Manhattan with Legos. From Europe’s olde architecture/WWII-damaged Berlin, Vormann moved on with project Dispatchwork to Lego-stuff the crevices in neglected structures around Bryant and Central Park and various NYC building facade dilapidations. Read more »

Veteran Fashion Designer Replaces Models With LEGOs

French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, who made a big splash recently with his line of Barack Obama inspired dresses, is shaking up the fashion world again, launching a virtual fashion show using a LEGO set and models. |HighSnobiety|

Dramatic Legos Sets

Flickr user Balakov likes Legos and macro lighting. His recreates iconic photos and movie scenes using the snap together toys. The results are pretty amazing, like this Tianasquare Square recreation from Jeff Widener’s 1989 photograph of “The unknown rebel.” |Balakov’s Flickr|