There’s a strange stillness that sometimes settles over any workshop, forge, or creative space. Tools are in place. Raw materials are stacked, waiting. The projects are mapped out. The plans are set. And for a brief moment, there’s calm.
At Redmond’s Forge, we’re in one of those moments.
It’s not inactivity. Quite the opposite. The ideas are quietly sharpening. New LEGO hauls are being catalogued and sorted. Upcoming exhibits are being mapped. The AI experiments that have been quietly building in the background are about to take another leap forward. But for now, this is the calm before!
Before what?
Before the next burst of creative energy.
Before the next unexpected vintage haul.
Before the next LEGO museum build.
Before new experiments in AI, content, and community.
Before the summer rush of visitors, collectors, and curious onlookers.
Redmond’s Forge isn’t just a storehouse of bricks or a digital lab of experiments, it’s becoming a living, breathing ecosystem. Every set, every piece of content, every AI experiment adds another layer. And like any living system, it has seasons: bursts of growth, followed by quiet consolidation.
Right now, it’s consolidation time.
The shelves have been restocked. The catalogues updated. The AI blog series is steadily unfolding. The marketplace experiments are quietly being tuned in the background. The team (which is often just me, a cup of tea, and a room full of minifigures) is preparing for what’s next.
The forge glows, but does not roar. Yet.
Because the roar is coming.
In the next phase, you’ll start to see:
- New acquisitions: rare sets, more city builds, and even some larger creative display pieces.
- LEGO Museum curation: refining how we share and display collections for both the physical and digital worlds.
- AI integrations: pushing the limits on how content, commerce, and community can blend, in ways that only Redmond’s Forge would dare attempt.
- Pop-up experiences: the seeds of future events, workshops, and exhibits.
- More stories: every brick has a backstory; we plan to tell even more of them.
But for now, we’re in the calm before the rush.
And it’s a good calm. A focused calm. The kind that only exists right before something interesting begins again.
Stay tuned. The next phase is closer than you think.
