BRICKA was featured this week in MassLive by journalist Scott Kirsner — a thoughtful conversation about how this whole idea began, the AFOL community, and why a print magazine for adult LEGO® fans feels right at this moment.
In the article, Aquillano talks about the community spark behind BRICKA:
“I put something on LinkedIn: ‘Hey, I’m working on something having to do with adults and Legos. Does anyone want to chat?’ I chatted with about 30 people over a couple weeks. And everyone said, ‘Yes. How does this not exist? Please make this.’”
He also captured one of the early moments that pushed the idea into motion:
“Sitting at that [pick-a-brick] table with my kids… it’s not kids coming into these stores. It’s adults coming in… one gentleman came in with an Excel spreadsheet with the pieces that he was looking for. And I was like, ‘What’s going on here?’”
And our favorite part — the reminder of why this whole project is print-first:
“People want to get off screens. They want to hold something. There’s an artifact quality to it.”
Huge thanks to Scott for the conversation — and to everyone who has been following BRICKA’s journey from idea to Issue 1.
Read the full story on MassLive
👉 Kirsner on Innovation: This dad created a magazine just for grown-ups who love Lego
Follow along as we build BRICKA, brick by brick — here and on Instagram @brickamag
