In 1932 carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen founded his company in Billund, Denmark with the goal of promoting inventive play and awe-inspiring in children. He began by producing stepladders. However, the Great Depression forced him into an agile business model. He changed his focus on manufacturing toys, and in the process he developed one of the most loved brands in the history of the world.
Christiansen was a forward-thinking man who was quick to embrace new materials and technologies. In 1947, he was the first company to acquire a plastic injection molding machine which significantly increased the variety and capabilities of Lego products. The machine also let him experiment with a design that would eventually become the iconic Lego brick. The bricks were hollow at the bottom and had pegs on the top. They interlocked to allow children to create intricate important site structures that were more intricate than those made with wooden blocks from earlier generations.
The 1950s were a period of growth for the company. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen’s daughter Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen joined the management team and began to modernize the manufacturing process of the company. The expansion included the introduction of a line dollhouses, furnishings and individual Minifigures. In 1979, the company expanded its range of products to include sets featuring astronaut minifigures and rockets. They also introduced lunar rovers, spaceships and spaceships.
In 1990 the company released three Model Team sets that were made for advanced builders. These sets contained small pieces such as levers, axles, gears and other components. They were the first Lego sets to offer a level of realism and precision.
