Functional LEGO Kaleidoscope Lets You Turn Colorful Bricks Into Trippy Geometric Art

We’ve seen loads of artworks made using LEGO bricks – this one feels very different. Meet the KaLEGOidoscope, a Kaleidoscope made entirely with LEGO bricks. The cylindrical chamber holds translucent studs, while the viewfinder lets you marvel at the randomized geometric pattern created by the LEGO bricks and the inner kaleidoscope’s structure.

Most kaleidoscopes use a combination of three (or more) mirrors arranged in a prism shape, with glass beads and pieces in the center that get reflected in a triangular pattern by the mirrors. It’s safe to say that the KaLEGOidoscope does the exact same thing, but it strictly uses only LEGO bricks to create the effect, so you get joy not just from viewing it, but while building it too! (Scroll down to see what the inside of the viewfinder looks like)

Designer: Milan Sekiz

Made by LEGO builder Milan Sekiz, the KaLEGOidoscope doesn’t come with a defined brick-count, but it’s fairly simple. The MOC (My Own Creation) comes in two parts – the kaleidoscope itself, and a stand, which also holds the tiny transparent studs that you load into the kaleidoscope’s front.

The device itself uses LEGO bricks instead of mirrors. LEGO bricks are fairly glossy, which sort of makes them work as de facto mirrors, although not with the kind of perfection you’d expect from polished glass. The result is a kaleidoscope that’s slightly blurry, adding an almost dreamy quality to the reflections. The overall design still works, just in ways that feel familiar yet new.

The upper element has a lid that opens, letting you load tiny LEGO studs in. To be frank, you can color-code the studs, adding only 2-3 or even more colors, creating unique artistic reflections. Alternatively, chuck pieces of cut transparent plastic in, or even flower petals, and the KaLEGOidoscope will still work! The world’s your brush and the KaLEGOidoscope is your canvas!

The KaLEGOidoscope is currently a submission on the LEGO Ideas forum, where innovative and inventive creators can share their own LEGO creations (also called MOCs). The broader LEGO community then gathers to vote for their favorite builds, and MOCs that hit the 10k vote mark get officially reviewed by LEGO’s internal team, with most creations then getting turned into box sets. If you’d like to build and own your very own LEGO kaleidoscope, head down to the LEGO Ideas website and give the KaLEGOidoscope your vote!