Biography of ole kirk christiansen books
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?�Absolutely essential reading for every?LEGO?fan.??lt;/strong> ??lt;strong>Blocks
The definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented tillgång to the company?�s archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company
"This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand." ?�Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation owner
It?�s estimated that each year between eighty and ninety million children around the globe are given a box of LEGO, while up to ten million adults buy sets for themselves. Yet LEGO is much more than a dizzying number of plastic bricks that can be put together and combined in countless ways. LEGO is also a vision of the significance of what play can mean for humanity.
This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children?�s right to play?�and who believe grown-ups, too, should make th
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On Ole Kirk Christiansen &#; The LEGO® Legacy
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One Christmas, my family found themselves celebrating without children. The “kids” of the family were and something adults and no grandkids had arrived yet. We didn’t think much of it until we opened some of our presents. My brother had gotten us all LEGO® sets. Our bewildered expressions mixed with smiles, and soon our other presents lay to the side as we all opened our LEGO sets and started building. We played, laughed, and helped each other.
Imagination, creation, and possibility are the essence of LEGO, the wonderful legacy of Ole Kirk and the Christiansen family.
Ole Kirk Christiansen was born in Filskovand, Denmark on April 7, His family was very poor but still managed to send him to high school. In , after apprenticing as a carpenter fo
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Ole Kirk Christiansen
Danish businessman and founder of The Lego Group
Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen;[a] 7 April – 11 March ) was a Danish carpenter. In , he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group. Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, into a manufacturer of wooden toys. By , he had officially named the company Lego and established its fundamental principles. The business shifted to producing plastic bricks after the acquisition of a plastic moulding injection machine in Following his death in , the company's management was handed over to his son, Godtfred.
Early years
[edit]Christiansen was born on 7 April in Omvraa Mark, Filskov, South Jutland, Denmark, which is 20&#;km northwest of Billund.[2] He was one of 13 children of a farm labourer.[3] His parents were Jens Niels Christiansen and Kirstine Christiansen.[4] Although