I started BRICKA to build a space where creativity, play, and design could coexist; a space where the simple act of connecting one brick to another becomes storytelling and art.
Unbeknownst to me (until I looked it up), the word bricka means both piece and tray in Swedish — a fitting duality. It honors the humble brick, the foundation of every creation, and the idea of a tray: a place to gather, to assemble, to build upon. Together, that’s what this magazine is — a platform for the builders, photographers, designers, and dreamers who are redefining what brick building can be.
Issue 1 is a celebration of that spirit. In this debut issue, you’ll meet Oliver Parr of Modern Brick Haus, who brings mindfulness and design together in living art; Raymond Girard, whose abstract LEGO architectures reimagine the city as emotion made form; Karsten Lund and the team at Light Brick Studio, blending storytelling and interactivity through play; Kelly Bartlett, whose narrative art translates memory into brick-built scenes; and Hue Hughes, whose cinematic Star Wars worlds remind us that imagination thrives in the smallest scales.
To our contributors, thank you for sharing your creativity, vision, and heart with the world. To our Founding Subscribers, your belief in this idea — before a single page was printed — made BRICKA possible. You’ve helped lay the first bricks of something really special.
We’re just getting started — let’s build together,
Sam Aquillano
Founder & Editor
