I also used to teach incursions, which is where you go into schools and teach activities,” he said.
“I’ve done a bit of carpentry, designing and building cubby houses for children. “Architecture and design are the two specialisations* that I had read Lego were looking for.”Īfter his degree, Mr Jiwa’s path to Lego briefly swerved, but only ever included jobs that were relevant to master building. “I told everyone I didn’t want to be an architect, I wanted to work for Lego.
In fact, Mr Jiwa holds a degree in architecture and integrated design from the University of Western Australia, which he did because of his Lego dream. Not only is his example exciting for kids who have similar ambitions*, it is reassuring* for parents struggling to accept Lego building could be a serious future job for their child. “When it came to choosing subjects at school and making a career decision, I told everyone that I wanted to work for Lego.” “I don’t think that I ever really gave up on that dream career since then,” he said. Today his master builder job is proof that a childhood hobby can become a successful career. Over the years Mr Jiwa met people who didn’t believe a job at Lego was realistic, but he never wavered* from his goal. “I thought, ‘That’s it, that’s the career decision made’.”
“The caption for the picture said something like, ‘Lego master model builders use special tools to create amazing Lego models.’ “I saw a photo of a lady using a tool to put a Lego brick onto this giant model,” he said. Picture: Kit HaseldenĪs a six-year-old boy living in England, Mr Jiwa’s path in life was decided one otherwise unremarkable day, as he sat on the floor of the local library looking through a book. Media_camera All the bricks in Kieran Jiwa’s secret Lego rooms are catalogued, so he doesn’t have to sort through a big pile to find what he needs.
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