Camille Walala’s LEGO Installation Is Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Zoë Sessums
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It seems that anything Camille Walala gets her hands on will end up being a supreme delight. From hotels to wall murals to her own home, she knows how to make you smile through color and pattern. When we heard she had teamed up with LEGO, we knew this was going to be an incredible collaboration.
The toy brand asked Camille to create an installation marking the launch of its new line of DIY-themed products, LEGO Dots, which comes out March 1. The range consists of flat 2D tiles in different colors and shapes that can adorn surfaces in a variety of patterns. So Camille used over 2 million tiles to build an interactive, immersive, and super fun house called House of Dots. Spread over a two-story shipping container complex in King’s Cross, London, the house features five rooms where you can explore the range of new LEGO pieces, including wearables and room decor products.
Though the installation was only open for a short time, we still absolutely love the House of Dots splendor.
Camille’s work is informed by a slew of artistic references: the abstraction of Mondrian, the pop postmodernism of Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis movement, and high-impact Op Art from Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley.
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The installation, unsurprisingly, took 800 hours to complete.
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Eight passionate AFOLs (Adult Fans of LEGO building) helped dot the more than 150 square meters of detailed interior design, including everything from rugs and artwork on the walls to plant pots and kitchen elements.
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We thought using LEGOs for a kitchen backsplash was ambitious, but this takes it to another level.
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Have you ever wondered what LEGO means? The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark, in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and its name is derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “play well.”
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Each room was finished with a variety of the new LEGO Dots. Take a closer look and you’ll begin to see the tiny detailing in the bathroom fixtures, mirror frame, and planters.
Here, Camille sits in the visually vibrating striped Jacuzzi tub.
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A close-up of the design process and the new LEGO Dots.
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Lena Dixen, senior vice president at the LEGO Group, says of the collaboration with Camille Walala: “As someone who epitomizes how confidence in your creativity can have a tremendous impact, Camille was perfect to collaborate with to announce it to the world. She has created something extraordinary and immensely fun that we can’t wait for our fans to explore and be inspired by.”
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