Secret Garden Lamp
The LEGO® Secret Garden Lamp is a buildable ambient light that blends storytelling, nature, and function into one interactive experience. Set in a mystical forest terrarium, this piece transforms with the seasons, inviting users to not only build but also live with LEGO® in a more immersive, meaningful way.
Role Individual Project
Company LEGO
Project duration May 2025
About the Project
To reimagine the relationship between LEGO® and everyday life by designing a functional object that serves as both a display piece and a night lamp. This project encourages long-term engagement through seasonal customization, emotional storytelling, and multi-sensory interaction.
Lego Lifestyle
The LEGO® Lifestyle concept reimagines play as a seamless part of everyday life—where LEGO products go beyond display to become functional, interactive companions. By blending creativity, utility, and storytelling, these designs adapt and grow with the user, turning daily routines into moments of joy, self-expression, and imagination. It’s not just about building a model—it’s about building a life that plays.
Story & Experience
Step into a magical forest where time glows, blossoms shift, and wonder unfolds. The LEGO® Secret Garden Lamp invites builders to create a luminous glass garden, where vibrant plants and flowers change with the seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. At its heart is a custom 8x8 LEGO® brick embedded with an LED panel, casting a warm glow that transforms the build into a functional night lamp.
Inspired by fantasy worlds, glass terrariums, and nature’s quiet rhythms, this design explores how LEGO® can become part of daily life in a more meaningful way. With its seasonal colors and glowing core, the garden becomes more than a display—it’s a living, interactive scene that evolves with light, mood, and imagination.
Target Audience
Designed for builders aged 9 and up, this set is perfect for curious creators who love to combine storytelling, design, and technology. It encourages independent play and self-expression, while also being a beautiful piece to showcase on a nightstand, desk, or bookshelf.This is a LEGO® experience that grows with the builder—encouraging them to redesign, reimagine, and reflect the passing of time through nature and light.
Context & Playing Experience
The LEGO® Lifestyle concept reimagines play as a seamless part of everyday life—where LEGO products go beyond display to become functional, interactive companions. By blending creativity, utility, and storytelling, these designs adapt and grow with the user, turning daily routines into moments of joy, self-expression, and imagination. It’s not just about building a model—it’s about building a life that plays.4o
Seasonal Change
With four unique color schemes, builders can switch out botanical elements to reflect spring, summer, autumn, or winter. From blooming cherry blossoms to frosty white leaves, the seasons cycle as creativity unfolds.
LED Lighting Brick - Made For Everyday Illumination
At the core of the Mystery Garden is a custom 8x8 LEGO® lighting block—an LED-embedded, plug-in brick that casts a warm glow from within. Originally designed for this project, the 8x8 size serves as a starting point for a lighting system that is adaptable across a wide range of builds. Built for durability and versatility, this modular piece transforms any creation into a functional light feature, opening new possibilities for playful, everyday use.
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