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LEGO® designers Gemma Anderson and Marie Sertillanges were
thrilled to help refine Maia’s model into an official LEGO set.
“I was extremely excited about working on this one, especially as I
had already heard of it and really wanted it to become a set,” says
Gemma. “My focus was on ensuring that the model had stability, the
colors were aligned and the subjects were accurately portrayed, all
while staying respectful to the design of the original model.”
For Marie, “The main challenge in designing the minifigures and
the decorations was that I could not make anything up. Every detail
was important and needed to match reality, since they represent
real-life women. It was beautiful to hear some of the stories behind
the scenes, like how Sally’s name tag was changed from ‘Sally
Ride’ to just ‘Sally’ at her own request.”
The designers were extremely happy about their collaboration with
the fan designer, Maia Weinstock. They hope to have truly captured
the achievements of Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace
Roman and Mae Jemison, four very inspirational women.
Photo right: Marie, Gemma and project Design Lead Tara Wike
dream of their own outer space adventures.
GEMMA ANDERSON &
MARIE SERTILLANGES
LEGO® DESIGNERS