This week the LEGO Group announced it will build a new research lab called LEGO Sustainable Materials Centre near its headquarters in Billund, Denmark, to develop innovative alternative to plastic used to manufacture the famous brick toys.
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When kids are engaged into a creative project, it can result in something really stunning. LEGO’s brand Duplo has commissioned little kids, whose creativity doesn’t know any borders, to develop the shop windows for the department store NK in Stockholm to. In the new project, conceived by Jung von Matt, Stockholm, the young designers will use their unconventional style and fresh approach, making something unusual, which is still kept under wraps—the brand is inviting its consumers to try and guess what this will be.
After the last year’s scandal with Greenpeace, Mattel is running a new global marketing campaign to promote its Barbie doll brand. The more than 50 years old brand encourages girls to ‘See What Happens When You Play with Barbie.’ The TV commercials are complemented by an augmented-reality online destination and apparel for girls.