A human head and shoulders made out of yellow lego outlined by a blue halo effect on a turquoise spotty background

Designing a new LEGO® set

You might think some of the toys we play with aren’t cool anymore, but some of them can actually hold the keys to our future identities. Sometimes toys can inspire us to become who we want to be…

Take Ellen Kooijman for example; she’s got a wicked job as a geoscientist and designer. Ellen has used LEGO® to defy gender stereotypes by developing her very own set! Discover how she plans to inspire more girls to get into a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics below.

Just a quick random question – you don’t have to answer it if you don’t want to.

Have you ever visited the Young V&A museum?

3 3d Yōkai hang from the ceiling at Young V&A museum, they are 3 Yōkai made from umbrellas. 1 is large and black with a big pink tongue, the second is a colourful bird, the third is one that looks like a human figure with a large flower for a head

Yes and I love it! 11%

Yes, but only once 6%

No, but I’d like to! 34%

I don’t know what it is? 48%

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