Nathan Sawaya is a New York city Lego artist. Whatever you can dream up he can build it. His website features a huge assortment of his works, but by far his best pieces are his human sculptures. They have a movement and reality that would be hard for any artist to capture, and he has managed to capture it beautifully with simple little pieces of Lego.
Implications - The influence of LEGO extends far beyond children's toys and into worlds the art, fashion and architecture. Across the globe, incredibly intricate LEGO works that include sculptures, clothing, and even life-sized buildings, serve as popular tourist attractions for consumers who are in disbelief at the patience, dedication and talent that are at the core of these works.
What's Driving This Trend
- LEGO Art
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to explore the use of LEGO in art, fashion, and architecture.
- Intricate LEGO Works
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to create intricate LEGO sculptures, clothing, and buildings as popular tourist attractions.
- LEGO as a Medium
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to push the boundaries of LEGO as a creative medium in various industries.
Who This Affects Most
- Art
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to incorporate LEGO in art installations and sculptures.
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to design and create clothing and accessories using LEGO as the main material.
- Architecture
- Disruptive innovation opportunity to use LEGO as a primary material for building scaled models and structures.
