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LEGO was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark. In 1934, he named his company “Lego”, derived from the Danish phrase "leg godt", meaning “play well”.

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May 13, 2026
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Lego Serious Play workshop in Milan, 2017. Photo credit: FORTYTWO via Unsplash

The workshop that gave birth to “Lego” (stylised as LEGO) was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen, a Danish carpenter from Billund, Denmark. Originally, his business focused on wooden household items and furniture, but during the Great Depression, he shifted to making woo…

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