Exclusive and luxurious art, installations and events brought to you by the imagination of Raymond Girard and his team

 

Large-scale LEGO® sculptures

Room-scaled art installations

Collectible design and desktop sculptures

VIP sponsored events and build parties

Limited edition luxury building kits

Art prints and large-format decals

Team building and corporate events

The full spectrum of Pen & Brick products and services will launch in late 2025. In the meantime, enjoy this “teaser” selection of our favourite projects…

KALEIDOSCOPE CITY ● This 7.5m long installation in the waiting room of the Prosthetics and Orthotics Department at the Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada, was designed with inclusivity at its core: as they grow, patients will notice something new with every visit. Curated by Art Gallery Hamilton. Commissioning architects: Stantec

HOLIDAY 2022 AT 313 DESIGNMARKET ● The Pen & Brick window installation at Toronto’s 313 DesignMarket is becoming a neighbourhood tradition on busy Roncesvalles Avenue

LANDSDOWNE PARK TOYBOX ● Our latest permanent public art commission (decal) is already a neighbourhood landmark at this playground in Burlington, Canada - 2024

SERIOUS PLAY AT FILTER, HAMILTON ● Building on the theories around the critical importance of “play” espoused by mid-century designers Charles and Rae Eames, this show and installation at Filter Design comprised of 28 sculptures created by Raymond Girard between 2018 - 2024

BRICK WEAVING AT STANTEC, TORONTO ● The Stantec Window Gallery is an important “window scaled” public art gallery on busy Spadina Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. This 4m tall sculptural ensemble references the art of construction and the building’s former use as a sock factory.

BLOCK PARTY 2018 AT AKASHA ART PROJECTS, TORONTO ● A full takeover of the Akasha Art Projects entailed room-scaled towers wrapping up and around a mezzanine, photos, decals and “architectonic studies” arrayed throughout one of Toronto’s premier venues for experimental art.

LEGOMETROPOLITAN AT FILTER, HAMILTON, 2022 ● We’re passionate about building at the scale of streets and cities. This giant installation at Hamilton, Ontario’s premiere design destination truly stood out in the urban environemnt, both night and day.

LEGOMETROPOLITAN AT FILTER, HAMILTON, 2022 ● We’re passionate about building at the scale of streets and cities. This giant installation at Hamilton, Ontario’s premiere design destination truly stood out in the urban environemnt, both night and day.

“THERE’S A CITY IN THE BASEMENT!” CLINTON STREET INSTALLATION, TORONTO ● 9m of LEGO® towers installed in a private residence. Over 100,000 bricks were used in this installation.

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Watch for news of our official launch soon. Until then, commissions and collaborations will be considered on a case-by-case / capacity basis. We’re always happy to have inspiring conversations - so reach out anytime and let’s talk! Or simply get inspired by the projects featured on our Instagram.

View fullsize I haven’t built in a very long time so it’s high time I have a bit of fun with the @lego @bricklink “stud.io” building software. For those of you who aren’t #AFOL or versed in all things LEGO, the Bricklink Stud.io plat
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View fullsize I really like this building - both the colour and the form. Lego calls this “dark orange”. In form, it’s kind of the love child of Late-Modern architect John Heyduck with Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67, bisected by a colonnade/wall
View fullsize As I’m still on hiatus from building for a while, I’ll be posting favourites from seasons past. Enjoy! (And please note that response times will be pretty slow… I’ll do my best to keep in touch).
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View fullsize I'd usually just "story" a picture like this… But I think it's just too perfect not to post on main on the first nice warm day of spring. Plastic fantastic! Lego accompanied by @lairdkay's fantastic super-dry and deliciously aromati
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View fullsize This is the one that started it all. My first architectonic study… 2016 I think? Maybe earlier? No clue! They sure have evolved a lot since this little guy… 🧱 What hasn't changed is my overarching focus (OK, obsession is more like it)
View fullsize You've still got a day and a bit to take in serious play at @filterdesign design in Hamilton. This lime green jewel and its 29 siblings will be coming down on Friday, May 4 at noon
View fullsize A hard colour to work with but I love it! See it. @filterdesign til Friday May 3
View fullsize You have a few days to check out this sculpture, "Lavender pavilion" one of 30 at SERIOUS PLAY, my exhibit of architectonic sculptures created over the past five or six years, using Lego bricks. The show is on til midday, Friday, May 3rd -
View fullsize It's not often… well actually never… that I post pictures of myself. But I couldn't help it with this one – Because it shows me "in situ" with some of my sculptures @filterdesign and the lighting is just so damned good!
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View fullsize In design school, we are always told not to fall in love with our work. That was, apparently, the kiss of death for a project. I guess the fear was you’d stop thinking rationally about your client and their needs if you fell in love with your o
View fullsize Tuesday I had trapeziectomy / suspensionplasty surgery on my right hand (basically a joint replacement) - to address damage caused to the base of my thumb from the impact of the handlebars into my hands when I got hit by a car back in 2022. Sadly&he
View fullsize Head over to @filterdesign on Ottawa Street in Hamilton, ON to take in SERIOUS PLAY, my take on the architectural styles that have defined worlds fairs in the 20th century. On now!
View fullsize Mid-century design masters Charles and Ray Eames said “toys are the prelude to serious ideas” and I’ve taken those words seriously over the past decade - and especially over the past 20 months. No matter your age, “toys”
View fullsize I met “M” a couple of years ago at a meet-and-greet I hosted @313designmarket for the launch of a @Lego holiday sculpture I built for their window. M confidently asked really insightful questions about my work and my process - and even

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