Alright, let’s talk about this… uh… “brick shell” thing. I don’t know what fancy folks call it, but to me, it’s just… well, bricks put together in a special way, I guess. Don’t go thinking I’m some kinda expert, ya hear? I’m just tellin’ ya what I see and what I think.
First off, there’s this place online, they call it “Brickshelf”. Sounds like a shelf for bricks, right? But it ain’t just that. It’s got all sorts of pictures and instructions, for them… uh… LEGO things. My grandkids, they love them LEGOs. Little plastic blocks, stick ‘em together, make all sorts of stuff. Houses, cars, even them fancy spaceships from the movies. Brickshelf, it’s got pictures of all that, and more. Folks sharing their LEGO creations, showin’ off what they built. It’s like a big ol’ online show-and-tell for LEGO lovers. And they got instructions too, so you can build the same stuff if you want. It ain’t sponsored, they say. Means nobody’s payin’ ‘em to do it, I reckon. They just doin’ it outta the goodness of their hearts, or somethin’ like that.
Then there’s these “BrickShell Cases”. Now, these ain’t for just any ol’ bricks. These are for showin’ off your fancy LEGO sets. You know, the ones you spent a whole lotta time and money on. They’re made in America, they say. From some kinda fancy plastic, thick and strong. Keeps your LEGOs safe and sound, and lets you show ‘em off without gettin’ ‘em dusty or messed up. Like puttin’ your good china in a cabinet, ya know? Only it’s for LEGOs. They cost a pretty penny, I bet, but if you got them expensive LEGO sets, I guess it’s worth it.
- Keeps LEGOs safe
- Shows them off
- Made in USA
- Fancy plastic
Now, this other thing, this “brick shell” they built in China… That’s somethin’ else entirely. It ain’t no LEGO thing, that’s for sure. It’s a real building, made outta real bricks. But it’s shaped all funny, like a big ol’ seashell. An architect, they call ‘em, some fella who designs buildings, he came up with it. Used all sorts of different sized bricks, put ‘em together just so, to make this curvy, shell-like thing. It’s like art, I guess, but you can walk inside it. They say it’s got a “refreshing construction logic and visual expression”. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But to me, it just looks like a real pretty building, made outta bricks in a clever way.
They use different sizes of bricks, see? Twelve different widths, they say. And they line ‘em up just right, so it all flows together, makes that curvy shape. It’s like… well, like when you’re knittin’ somethin’. You gotta use different stitches, different sizes of needles, to get the shape you want. This fella, this architect, he did the same thing with bricks. Made somethin’ strong and beautiful at the same time. It’s a shelter, but it’s also somethin’ to look at and admire. Not somethin’ you see every day, that’s for sure.
So, there you have it. “Brick shell”. Could be LEGOs on a shelf, could be a case for your LEGOs, could be a whole dang building shaped like a seashell. It’s all about bricks, and how you put ‘em together, I reckon. Some folks use ‘em for toys, some folks use ‘em to make pretty things, some folks use ‘em to build houses. Bricks, they’re just… well, they’re bricks. But you can do a whole lotta things with ‘em, if you got the know-how and the imagination. And that’s all I gotta say about that.
Tags: LEGO, Brickshelf, BrickShell Cases, Architecture, Building, China, Construction, Design, Shelter
