The Local Germany

One masterpiece, 10 days, and 98,000 Legos

Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:31:28 +0100

Duisburg student Mehdi Ghiassi builds phenomenal works of art at a frantic pace in his shuttered home. That's the only way he is assured a supplier's refund on the thousands of Lego bricks he uses.

Businessman builds a used Lego empire

Thu, 30 May 2013 08:30:00 +0200

A young businessman from Dresden recycles used Lego bricks and sells them across the world. He's now of the biggest internet dealers in the growing trade in the timeless bricks.

Paul the 'psychic' octopus predicts wins for Germany and Spain

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:59:00 +0200

The cephalopod oracle has spoken. Germany will beat Uruguay in the third-place play-off on Saturday and Spain will defeat the Netherlands in the World Cup final on Sunday, according to the "psychic" octopus Paul, who has an unblemished record in picking winners this tournament.

Teen scores World Cup glory with Lego films

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:09:00 +0200

An enterprising German teenager has scored global fame by making painstaking videos re-enacting World Cup matches with Lego. Joshua Keane caught up with Fabian Moritz.

Repairing run-down buildings one Lego at a time

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:54:00 +0200

The colourful plastic toy bricks you may have noticed patching up buildings around Europe recently have nothing to do with municipal budget cuts. Shannon Smith examines a Berlin-based artist’s quirky open-air installations.