KLOSSexpo, the largest LEGO convention in Norway, was amazing! Read all about it
Hello, dear readers and fellow LEGO addicts! Last weekend we were at KLOSSexpo, the largest LEGO convention in Norway, and we loved every second of it. We’ve been invited to hold a workshop on how visually impaired people can build LEGO, the resources that are available for them, but also about our passion for building and, last but definitely not least, about our visit to Billund, the Home of the Brick.
But, before we get into all that, I need to let you know that the venue was great, as it moved from the totally open space from last year, upstairs at Meeting Point X, somewhere between Oslo and Lillestrøm. This may not seem such a big deal, but upstairs there are a lot of conference rooms with much smaller open spaces, which allowed for a better experience for everyone. The biggest problem with open spaces is the cognitive load for visitors and builders. Last year Alina and I weren’t able to resist more than two hours in all that noise, but now we stayed for almost the entire time possible. There were backstage areas for adult and child exhibitors, special places for the few brick merchants, larger rooms for people to display their LEGO creations, and a food area. Everything was much better than last year, and we hope next year will be the same.
Everyone was clearly happy to be there, and the kids were so concentrated on their builds that those rooms were the chillest. Overall, we had a fantastic time just moving from room to room, buying more LEGO, and connecting with nice people.
Another thing that touched us is that after we were greeted by Joakim, the LEGO Master of Norway and his son, Ebbe, they made us members of their respected Legofamilien, which is a great honor for us. Alina even got to be a judge on the panel that decided the winners for the best creations at the show, so in total we spent around 13 hours at KLOSSexpo, and even though we felt tired, it was worth it.
Now, that I talked about the overall experience, I think the time has come to tell you a little bit about our workshop. We had two one-hour sessions in a dedicated room, specially marked for speeches, and we were pleasantly surprised to discover that a lot of people were interested in what we talked about.
Even more happy are we with the fact that there were also some visually impaired and blind attendants who came in with their families and guide dogs :). This is exactly what we were aiming for, as knowledge is power, and telling people that they can build LEGO even if they can’t see, is quite empowering for everyone.
We actually had the opportunity to meet with Morten Tollefsen and his family. He is one of the biggest blind bloggers and tech enthusiasts in Norway, who also recorded a small part of our workshop, showing exactly how Alina and I collaborate to build LEGO sets together. Thank you, Morten, for this! Connecting with other LEGO fans, introducing more people to the magical brick, making new friends both from the visitor and creator sides of KLOSSexpo is something we will treasure deeply!
I have promised everyone that they will find everything we talked about in the presentation, here on the blog, so below I will cover the flow of the presentation with links to resources and technology that blind builders can use to build alone, or even better, alongside family and friends.
We opened the presentation with a very short intro about Alina and me. As you may know, I’m an accessibility consultant, public speaker, and totally blind journalist. Alina has over 15 years of experience as a communication and events professional for companies like Ubisoft, Cisco, Funcom, and PlayStation. We started to collect and build LEGO in August 2024 in order to disconnect from screens, but also to cope with burnout in her case and for me, depression, after my mother’s passing. Since then, our collection has surpassed 150 LEGO sets, and we even introduced LEGO building as an activity at work.
Technology has come a long way in the last years, and things that seemed like science fiction a decade ago are now reality. With the help of AI, we can identify colors, get image descriptions, and even get help to build sets. Resources like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, Google Gemini, ChatGPT, or Microsoft Co-Pilot can enhance and ease our lives, especially for building LEGO. Simpler tools like a color identifier device can take the building activity offline if needed.
That’s the technology, but we also have resources like Bricks for the Blind and LEGO’s own Audio and Braille instructions website. Both of them are great and offer text-based instructions for blind builders. In total, we have access to over 500 sets with such instructions combined on both websites, and new sets are added on a regular basis, so there are enough for anyone to find a favorite theme.
LEGO covers so many franchises that it would be impossible not to find something we love. We have Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, Fortnite, Minecraft, original creations in the LEGO Ideas, Icons, Friends, City, Space, Ninjago, Dreamzz and even Star Trek and Pokemon are confirmed to make an appearance soon.
On a social level, impaired and disabled individuals are most of the time alone and somewhat secluded, but with activities like building LEGO, they can be included in today’s society and not left on the sidelines. For Alina and me, LEGO has quickly become a refuge and a favorite activity. With this workshop and with all the articles that we post here, we want to raise awareness about the positive impact LEGO can have on an individual’s mental health.
Thus, we are extremely thankful and humble to have been invited by KLOSSexpo and LEGO to talk about our favorite pastime. When we visited LEGO in Billund, we saw how important accessibility and inclusion are for them, so all we do is spread the news so that everyone else knows about it.
Although KLOSSexpo 2025 is over, we are still riding the wave filled with energy and good vibes. Let’s hope we will be invited to a future edition again, because everybody needs to discover LEGO and tell their family and friends. I will end this article just like I did with the presentation: if you don’t know what gift to bring to a friend or family member, just give them LEGO. They will thank you for it, and if they have never built before, you will change their lives for the better.
My last paragraph goes to those in the Visually Impaired community: Thank you for visiting. You gave me enough good vibes to be able to talk freely, openly, and even to do some jokes, that usually I’m not that comfortable telling. I didn’t see you, but I have felt your energy and wish to learn more.
Alina and I will continue to write and spread the news about LEGO and to champion the inclusion of blind and other visually impaired individuals in our already awesome Norwegian society! Thank you for welcoming us with open hearts and for cheering us on all the time! Remember, LEGO is life, and life is fun!
Victor Dima
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