LEGO Celebrates 90 Years With Hebru Brantley-Designed Play Installation In Harlem

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LEGO is celebrating 90 years of fun with a new installation, dreamt and designed by Black and Latinx kids in collaboration with celebrated artist, Hebru Brantley, for the community of Harlem.Crafted in collaboration with The Brotherhood Sister Sol, or BroSis as it is affectionately called, “Fly Away Isles” is both an art installation and a fun play space for children of all ages.

Located at 140 Hamilton Place in Harlem, NY, just around the corner from BroSis’s Harlem headquarters, the installation began as a brainstorming and LEGO-building session between BroSis’ kids and grew into a reality they can see and feel in real life.

ESSENCE stopped by the grand opening of the play installation in Harlem’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood on August 10. As the kids officially broke in their new play space as only children can, we caught up with Jason Warwin, co-founder of The Brotherhood Sister Sol, Hebru Brantley, visionary artist and co-designer of “Fly Away Isles,” and Alero Akyua, VP of Global Brand, The LEGO Group about the process of commemorating 90 years of play with a space made by and for the youth of this community.

With over 20 years of experience with the children of Harlem, Warwin says the project was a perfect extension of their ongoing mission to empower Black and Latinx youth.