In 1932, carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen founded his company in Billund, Denmark with the aim of encouraging creative play and ingenuity in children. He started by making stepladders. However, the Great Depression forced him into a flexible business model. He shifted his focus on manufacturing toys, and in doing so he developed one of the most adored brands in history.
Christiansen was a nimble thinker and was quick to adopt new technologies and materials. In 1947, he was among the first company in the world to buy a plastic injection molding machine that greatly expanded the variety and capabilities of Lego products. The machine also let him create a prototype which would eventually become the iconic Lego brick. The bricks were hollow at the bottom and had pegs at the top. They interlocked to allow children to build intricate structures that were more intricate than those built with wooden blocks from earlier generations.
The 1950s was a time of growth for the company. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen’s daughter Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen joined the managerial staff and she began to modernize the company’s manufacturing methods. This expansion saw the introduction of a dollhouse line and furniture for girls and the first individual figures known as Minifigures. In 1979, the company expanded into space with sets presenting astronaut minifigures and rockets, lunar rovers, spaceships and more in addition to the medieval realm with a Castle theme.
In 1990, Lego released three Model Team Sets that were designed for advanced builder. These sets contained small pieces such as levers, axles, gears and other components. They were the first Lego sets that offered the realism and accuracy.
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