1946–1999
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Fashion & designLEGO files its stud-and-tube brick patent in Denmark
On 28 January 1958, the LEGO Group filed a Danish patent application for an improved building element. Tubes inside the hollow brick strengthened its grip on other bricks while preserving the ability to pull a construction apart and rebuild it.
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Fashion & designSkylon greets visitors at the opening of the Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain’s South Bank Exhibition opened on 3 May 1951 with the Skylon as a striking vertical landmark. A cable-supported structure held its tapered body above the ground, giving visitors the impression that the tower floated.
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