Dagny Holm Explained

Dagny Holm
Birth Date:18 May 1916
Occupation:Model designer
Known For:The first Master Builder in the Lego Group.
Relatives:Ole Kirk Kristiansen (uncle)
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (cousin)

Dagny Holm (18 May 1916 – 1 March 2004) was the Lego Group's chief model designer until 1986, when she retired at the age of 70.[1]

Early years

In 1936 Holm interned for 3 months at the Lego Group where she designed wooden toys. One of her first pieces was a caricature model of the then Danish prime minister, Thorvald Stauning.

Holm previously studied classical sculpture design with training from the German sculptor Kurt Harald Isenstein.[2]

Legoland model designer

In 1961 Holm was hired as a model designer[3] at Legoland Billund Resort and is credited with much of the original design and building of Miniland.[4]

As chief designer in the model shop Holm was responsible for all Lego model designs of the Legoland Park in Billund when it opened in 1968.[5]

Legacy

Tributes

On 1 March 2022 the Lego Group released a commemorative set (40503) celebrating Holm, their first Master Builder.[6]

The 1,068 piece product features Holm as a Miniland scale figure working on a large-scale model of a giraffe in a workshop filled with small-scale versions of her other models.

References

  1. Web site: Dagny Holm - LEGO History - LEGO.com IN . 2022-03-08 . www.lego.com.
  2. Web site: Thorø . Marianne . 2022-03-03 . LEGO House sender Dagny Holm-hyldest-æske på gaden . 2022-03-08 . BillundOnline . da-DK.
  3. Web site: 2019-05-06 . The first LEGOLAND® park – LEGO History Articles - LEGO.com US . 2022-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190506200234/https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/lego-history/articles/the-first-legoland-park-5aea7fa24f844aeab80bc36cbadeb90b . 6 May 2019 . dead.
  4. Book: Herman, Sarah . A million little bricks : the unofficial illustrated history of the LEGO phenomenon . 2012 . New York : Skyhorse Pub. . Internet Archive . 978-1-62087-054-9 . 50.
  5. Web site: New LEGO House Limited Editions product . 2022-03-08 . LEGO House . en-GB.
  6. Web site: New LEGO House exclusive set revealed . 2022-03-08 . Brickset.com . en.