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'''XYZ''' was a "secret" department at [[the LEGO Group]] created with the intention of developing "big new projects," akin to [[Futura]]. It is known to have existed from at least 1979 into the 1980s.<ref name="Careers">Staff (22 April 2021). [https://www.lego.com/sv-se/careers/stories/two-lego-icons-say-goodbye-after-90-years "Two LEGO icons say goodbye after 90 years of combined experience"]. Career Stories. ''Lego.com''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230925142142/https://www.lego.com/sv-se/careers/stories/two-lego-icons-say-goodbye-after-90-years Archived] from the original on 25 September 2023.</ref> | '''XYZ''' was a "secret" department at [[the LEGO Group]] created with the intention of developing "big new projects," akin to [[Futura]]. It is known to have existed from at least 1979 into the 1980s.<ref name="Careers">Staff (22 April 2021). [https://www.lego.com/sv-se/careers/stories/two-lego-icons-say-goodbye-after-90-years "Two LEGO icons say goodbye after 90 years of combined experience"]. Career Stories. ''Lego.com''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230925142142/https://www.lego.com/sv-se/careers/stories/two-lego-icons-say-goodbye-after-90-years Archived] from the original on 25 September 2023.</ref> | ||
The only currently known employee to work at XYZ is [[Sten Schmidt]], who was assigned to it when he joined the LEGO Group in 1979. Schmidt was moved to working on [[LEGO Technic]] in the mid-1980s, where he | The only currently known employee to work at XYZ is [[Sten Schmidt]], who was assigned to it when he joined the LEGO Group in 1979. Schmidt was moved to working on [[LEGO Technic]] in the mid-1980s, where he created the Technic beam element based on [[Jan Ryaa|Jan Ryaa's]] Technic brick. Schmidt also developed some of the first [[LEGO Dacta]] sets between working at XYZ and LEGO Technic.<ref name="Careers"/> | ||
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Revision as of 06:12, 29 September 2023
XYZ was a "secret" department at the LEGO Group created with the intention of developing "big new projects," akin to Futura. It is known to have existed from at least 1979 into the 1980s.[1]
The only currently known employee to work at XYZ is Sten Schmidt, who was assigned to it when he joined the LEGO Group in 1979. Schmidt was moved to working on LEGO Technic in the mid-1980s, where he created the Technic beam element based on Jan Ryaa's Technic brick. Schmidt also developed some of the first LEGO Dacta sets between working at XYZ and LEGO Technic.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (22 April 2021). "Two LEGO icons say goodbye after 90 years of combined experience". Career Stories. Lego.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023.
