Dagny Holm
Danish LEGO model designer
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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]
Dagny Holm | |
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Dagny Holm Lego portrait by Stewart Lamb Cromar | |
| Born | May 18, 1916 |
| Died | March 1, 2004 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Model designer |
| Known for | The first Master Builder in the Lego Group. |
| Relatives | Ole Kirk Kristiansen (uncle) Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (cousin) |
Early years
In 1936 Holm interned for 3 months at the Lego Group where she designed wooden toys.[2] One of her first pieces was a caricature model of the then Danish prime minister, Thorvald Stauning.[1]
Holm previously studied classical sculpture design with training from the German sculptor Kurt Harald Isenstein.[3][1]
Legoland model designer
In 1961 Holm was hired as a model designer[4] at Legoland Billund Resort and is credited with much of the original design and building of Miniland.[5]
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.[2]
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.