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A NATURAL FIT David Bird revels in the art of world-building – at the near-microscopic level After graduating from RISD with a degree in industrial design, David Bird spent his days at the LEGO headquarters in Denmark sifting through drawers of bricks to conceptualize intricate but reproducible mini universes and later worked at Hasbro, Inc. in Rhode Island on similar projects. He and his colleagues would test their creations on focus groups composed of children, nuancing their designs to cater to a variety of age groups. Today, Bird is still entrenched in the work of world-building, creating people and creatures situated in mini ecosystems. But now, he sources materials from the natural world, with sticks and acorns replacing LEGO bricks. Photo courtesy of David M. Bird SORhodeIsland.com • October 2021
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