The Bricks Box

  MEET THE MAKER: THE BUILDER BEHIND THE VISION, INTERVIEW BY GIORGIO D'ALBANO 49th episode:   JOSS IVANWOOD WOODYARD a.k.a. JAYFA MOCS Where are you from and what did you study? I'm from Australia, and I initially did a Bachelor of Music majoring in jazz piano at university, but now I do LEGO full time! What do you do, what job do you do now? I work as a creature designer at Epic Games, making animals, monsters and other similar things for the various LEGO Fortnite game modes. It's a very cool job! What inspired you to become a LEGO builder? I've been building LEGO for pretty much as long as I can remember. I've always just enjoyed the freedom to bring my ideas to life in a physical medium, and LEGO lets me do that in a way that makes sense to my brain Where do you get inspiration for your creations? I love taking inspiration from nature, all the crazy animals, plants and everything in between that already exist in the real world. But I also love building things fr...

  MEET THE MAKER: THE BUILDER BEHIND THE VISION, INTERVIEW BY GIORGIO D'ALBANO 50th episode:   PINO FRACCALVIERI a.k.a. NINJA Where are you from and what did you study? Hi, I live in northwest Italy, in the province of Turin, and to be honest, I studied far too little. I tried to get a high school diploma in accounting, specializing in programming, but I couldn't finish. My job at the family business demanded it, so I stopped studying What do you do, what job do you do now? My father's company closed its doors twenty-five years ago, leaving me without a diploma or a job. Luckily, after it closed, I only had a three-month layoff before being hired by a company that offers a variety of services, including the production and installation of awnings, as well as the sale of recreational, home, and garden products. It's essentially a mix between Viridea without the plants and BricoOK without the carpentry. I've been working there for over 25 years What inspired you to bec...