MDC Interiors was invited to work with The Museum School of Avondale Estates for an art auction to raise money for the school. We were one of 6 artists chosen to participate. The goal was to work with 3rd graders (about 40 kids) to create a piece of art to be later auctioned off at a finale event at Little Tree Studios in Avondale Estates.
We put on our thinking caps trying to find an intersection between our passion (building) and something that a group of 40 kids would be able to have a hand in (literally). The result—provide kids with Lego pieces to fit together to create a table top. We were inspired by a larger piece that was made by ABGC Architecture and Design in Dublin. We couldn’t match the scale (Legos are more expensive than we remember) but decided to create homage to the piece and put a sustainable spin on it. We used an old base of an 80’s thrift store furniture piece found at Last Chance Thrift Store; we disassembled it and spray painted it orange. All of the wood is reclaimed and the Lego pieces are pieced together with no glue. We also had the kids initial their "lego block" so they could leave an imprint of their contribution. The photos below and the video capture our process and end result.
While we couldn’t make the final auction due to other obligations, we heard our Lego table created quite a ruckus and bidding war leading to one lucky owner taking it home for $1400. We couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome. The overall event raised more than $110K—woot! All for the kids.
Video (we appear at the 3:00 mark): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVFfQuBau_c
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