6 Unconventional and Unique Uses for LEGO

Colorful and versatile, Danish <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO" href="http://www.lego.com/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> blocks are toys that also have unlimited uses in product design, art, and even fashion. Although they are made from non-renewable plastic, these popular bricks are strong, weatherproof, long-lasting, and can be used and reused again and again. From animal replicas to fabulous working machines and playful interior decorations, check out 6 of our favorite unconventional uses for <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/npire-uses-55000-legos-to-create-a-funky-pixelated-room-divider/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> bricks!

Located next to their real life counterparts at the <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://www.bronxzoo.com/" target="_blank">Bronx Zoo</a>, ¨The Great Summer Zoofari¨ is a series of <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-anna-wili-highfield-creates-magical-animal-sculptures-from-paper/" target="_blank">animals</a> sculptures made from our favorite Danish building blocks. Designed by LEGO Master builders, the colorful pixelated creatures includes a bear, flamingo, tiger, gorilla, frog, and giraffe statues drawing smiles to kids and adults.

Designed by Norwegian photographer <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://skognatt.blogspot.com.ar/" target="_blank">Carl-Fredric Salicath</a> this TLR camera is built entirely from colorful LEGO blocks and some standard photography and repurposed parts. Colorful, fully functioning and unique, Salicath's <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/incredible-legotron-mark-i-camera-made-from-lego-blocks/" target="_blank">camera</a> can be built from instructions he kindly uploaded to his blog.

Created by David Gilday for ARM, <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://blogs.arm.com/smart-connected-devices/travels-of-the-arm-powered-android-lego-rubiks-speedcuber-esc-sv-2010/" target="_blank">LEGO Robot</a> solves <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://www.rubiks.com/" target="_blank">Rubiks Cubes</a> in only 25 seconds! Controlled by a Droid phone and equipped with an LED display that shows the time spent, this amazing bricked-toy solves the Hungarian 3D cube faster than any human ever will.

Built by a 14-year-old LEGO genius called Leon Overweel, <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://worldofmindstorms.com/2012/02/24/prinxt-mindstorms-nxt-printer/" target="_blank">PriNXT </a>combines technology with the iconic colored blocks. Using three motors to control an attached marker pen, this fun drawing machine is a <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/guests-can-sleep-under-a-lego-chandelier-at-the-one-room-harrington-hotel/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> robotic tool.

Constructed by <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://www.bright-bricks.com/" target="_blank">Bright Bricks</a>, the only LEGO-certified professionals in the UK, LEGO Christmas sprouted last year at London´s <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/photos-amazing-renovation-of-kings-cross-station-new-western-concourse-in-progress/" target="_blank">St. Pancrass Train Station</a>. Using 600,000 dark green miniature building blocks, it was built off-site and brought in during the night to surprise thousands of lucky expectations about to take a train to celebrate with their families.

Designed by local <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://i-beamdesign.com/projects/residential/residential.html" target="_blank">I-Beam</a> and built by artist <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://www.seankenney.com/" target="_blank">Sean Kenney</a>, Marks Residence was created within a family home in a NYC apartment. Using 20,000 <a title="6 Unconventional Uses for LEGO " href="http://inhabitat.com/npire-uses-55000-legos-to-create-a-funky-pixelated-room-divider/" target="_blank">LEGO</a> bricks and a lot of imagination, the new stair railing and wall is colorful, fun and a very unconventional design to live with.