A Dublin designer has landed a collaboration with Lego after he came to the attention of the toy giant for building replicas of Dublin pubs.
Gianni Clifford started building miniature versions of pubs a year and a half ago in his spare time and developed the interest during Covid-19 lockdowns.
What started as a Lego ode to his favourite watering holes has led to the development of an online business, projects with a number of artists and engagement with the Lego corporation.
He has immortalised some of Dublin s best-known bars in the famous plastic bricks, including the Long Hall, Grogans and the Lord Edward.
Joy has been in pretty short supply lately but one Instagram account building a steady fan base is @dublinbricks. We might not be able to raise a glass in our favourite city-centre pubs, but the page s creator has been managing to raise plenty of smiles with his lovingly crafted micro versions of much-missed bars around the city, all brilliantly recreated in Lego form.
The boozers built from bricks and filled with Lego customers quaffing tiny pints of Guinness have had Dubs in tears in the comments section of the @dublinbricks Instagram page, but a glance through the account s Lego creations reveals a rich tapestry of Dublin city life - from Brennan s Bread sangers to Tayto crisps and the Lady on the Rock - entirely rendered in tiny, multi-coloured bricks.