LEGO Apple Store could become reality with fan support and licensing
10:16 AM EDT, May 30, 2024
If you enjoy Apple products and LEGO bricks, this might be your dream gift. However, its creation depends on whether the two giants can reach an agreement.
LEGO Ideas is a program where fans can design their own brick sets that, after meeting certain conditions, have a chance to go on sale.
One dedicated fan dreams of having his own LEGO Apple Store.
Apple Store made of LEGO bricks
Behind the project is a well-established member of the community known as Legotruman. As he mentions on the project's page, the "Apple Store" set is not a replica of any specific store but combines features characteristic of various Apple branches.
These features include the prominently displayed white Apple logo, transparent walls, wooden tables with electronic equipment, staff in blue shirts, and merchandise on shelves encased in characteristic white packaging.
The project features an easily removable roof to allow LEGO Apple Store owners to explore the store's interior. Inside, "Easter eggs" referring to devices like the iMac G3, iPod mini, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro are hidden.
LEGO Apple Store - does the project have a chance of realization?
The fan-designed LEGO set to go on sale must first receive at least 10,000 votes from community members. "Apple Store," at the time of publishing this text, had 3,370 votes, but thanks to media buzz, it had a chance to reach its goal.
Once this condition is met, LEGO employees will analyze whether the project is feasible and profitable. In this particular case, this would, of course, mean obtaining the necessary license from Apple.
The good news is that cooperation between LEGO and Apple would not be unprecedented. In 2020, a set referencing the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System console went on sale.
Moreover, Legotruman, the author of the "Apple Store" project, already has experience commercializing his ideas. In 2020, the set he designed, "Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night," went on sale.
One can only hope that if the set hits stores, it will reference Apple Stores visually but not in terms of price.
