LEGO Celebrates 68 Years of Inspiring Creativity with Iconic Interlocking Bricks
Today marks a remarkable milestone as LEGO celebrates 68 years of sparking creativity and imagination through its iconic interlocking bricks. This journey began when Godtfred Christiansen, the son of a Danish carpenter and a successful toy manufacturer, walked into a patent office to file a design for these innovative plastic bricks. The name LEGO, meaning “play well” in Danish, was born out of Godtfred’s vision to harness the potential of plastic as a replacement for wood in children’s toys. It took five years of experimentation to find the perfect material for LEGO bricks, which are still made of ABS (acrylonitrile









