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Making LEGO characters for 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Ryan — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000

What decisions go into choosing the minifigures for a new LEGO set? Go inside the design process of 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with Graphic Designer Crisy Dyment and learn about the choices made for the beloved characters in Willy Wonka's crazy factory.

Designing the LEGO Wonkatania for 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Ryan — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:14:54 +0000

When designing 21360 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, LEGO Senior Model Designer Laura Perron had the opportunity to add Willy Wonka's personal riverboat, the Wonkatania. But fitting such an elegant boat into the set proved a challenge, one that highlighted the importance of collaboration in the design process.

Mixing a river in LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Ryan — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:05:00 +0000

LEGO Senior Model Designer Laura Perron dives into the world of Willy Wonka and shares the challenges of adapting the iconic chocolate river into LEGO bricks — including a functioning waterfall — in 21360 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the new LEGO Ideas set based on the beloved Roald Dahl story and Gene Wilder film.

Blocks magazine Issue 120 arrives with The Nightmare Before Christmas cover feature

Graham — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Blocks, the monthly LEGO magazine, celebrates its 120th issue with a The Nightmare Before Christmas cover, along with exclusive interviews. To commemorate, new and renewing subscribers receive a commemorative brick and other gifts. Exclusive features include interviews with the director of Piece by Piece and LEGO Fortnite character designer Crystal Fontan. Additional LEGO content, builds, and reviews are included.

Presenting Blocks: 100 Incredible LEGO Builds

Graham — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:15:00 +0000

Learn about the new special one-off magazine, 100 Incredible LEGO Builds – celebrating creativity with LEGO bricks, guest edited by LEGO Head of Design Matthew Ashton with contributions from the LEGO design team. As we started to think about what……

Blocks speaks to the women building LEGO for International Women’s Day 2021

Graham — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000

International Women’s Day is marked each year on March 8, as an occasion to celebrate women's achievement and take action for equality. Ahead of this year’s date, Blocks magazine is spotlighting five of the women with inspirational careers at the……