History of Lego - Wikipedia
The Lego Group was founded in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark. In 1916, Christiansen purchased a woodworking shop in Billund, which had been in …
Ole Kirk Christiansen - Wikipedia
In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group. Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, …
The LEGO Group history - About Us - LEGO.com
The LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has since passed from generation to generation and is to this day still owned by the Kirk Kristiansen family.
The Lego Group - Wikipedia
The Lego company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter whose primary business of producing household goods had suffered due to the Great Depression. Initially …
LEGO | History & Facts | Britannica
Nov 19, 2024 · LEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark, workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932. Two years later he named his …
Ole Kirk Kristiansen's childhood and youth | LEGO® History
Ole Kirk Kristiansen is born April 7, 1891. His birthplace is Omvraa Mark in Filskov parish 20 kilometers northwest of Billund. He has 12 siblings, and in his memoirs Ole Kirk later recalls …
The beginning of the LEGO Group | LEGO® History
The beginning of the LEGO Group starts with wooden toys, such as cars, airplanes and yoyo's. Ole Kirk Kristiansen also produces ladders, ironing boards, Christmas tree stands and other …
Ole Kirk Christiansen and the History of LEGO - ThoughtCo
Apr 4, 2019 · Hailed as the “Toy of the Century,” the plastic Lego bricks that make up the Lego System of Play were invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a master carpenter, and his son, …
Ole Kirk Christiansen: The Danish Carpenter Who Invented Lego
Aug 24, 2022 · He never saw the true success of Lego. Despite poor sales in the early 1950s, by January 1958, the design for the Lego brick was patented, and just months later, Godfred …
The Remarkable Legacy of Ole Kirk Christiansen: Lego‘s ...
May 27, 2024 · In the pantheon of influential toy makers, few names loom as large as Ole Kirk Christiansen, the Danish carpenter who invented Lego. Born into poverty in 1891, …