Maxx Davidson

How old are you? 31

Which country are you from? United States of America

What is your role at the LEGO® Group? Brick Experience Manager for LEGOLAND Parks and Experiences

How did you get into building with LEGO bricks, especially building your own creations? I have been building with LEGO bricks for longer than I can remember, and just never stopped! When I was little, my sets never stayed together for long, as the real joy for me was making my own designs to fit my play. As I got older that same joy of creation stayed with me, and it felt more rewarding to create something that felt truly mine.

What kind of creations do you love building the most, and why? My favorite thing to build is visual puns! My head is swimming with dad jokes, and if one in particular makes me smile when I think about it visually, I try to put it to bricks.

If you could give one piece of advice to aspiring LEGO builders, what would it be? Find something you truly love making. It can be easy to fall down the path of trying to make something grandiose or to compare your work to others in the community, but at the end of the day it’s a toy. A toy that can be beautiful, or a feat of engineering, but you should never lose the feeling of play when you create!

How does it feel to have your work exhibited here at LEGO House - Home of the Brick? It feels surreal! It’s such an honour to see my work displayed in this place I dreamed of only visiting when it was first announced.

Do you have a personal LEGO portfolio website or social media profile that you can share? Mrmaxxwell on Instagram.

Title LEGO House: Home of the Bake

Can you describe your model and what it represents? LEGO House: Home of the Bake stems from a holiday tradition in our house of a day dedicated solely to baking cookies. I imagined how LEGO Minifigures would get the job done if they only had access to the ingredients and tools designed for human use.

How long did it take you to build? Around 30 hours.

Approximately how many LEGO elements did you use? Around 5000 LEGO elements.

Are there any hidden details, Easter eggs, or techniques in your model that fans should look out for? Keep an eye out for the Minifigure stories!