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Matthew Ashton is the Vice President of Design at the LEGO Group and Designer of the Everyone Is Awesome model.
May 20, 2021 · Find out how our Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton created LEGO Everyone is Awesome, a set that celebrates the creativity of the LGBTQIA+ community 🌈 ...more.
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Everyone is Awesome is a Lego set released in 2021. The Lego product is the first designed to represent the LGBTQIA+ community . It was designed by Matthew Ashton and is themed to represent a pride flag and transgender pride flag , and black and brown colors to represent LGBT people of color .
Matthew Ashton (born 8 June 1988) is a professional poker player from Liverpool, England, best known for winning the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the 2013 World Series of Poker.
Set designer Matthew Ashton, Vice President, Design said: “I wanted to create a model that symbolises inclusivity and celebrates everyone, no matter how they identify or who they love. “Everyone is unique, and with a little more love, acceptance and understanding in the world, we can all feel more free to be our true AWESOME selves!
May 20, 2021 · The LEGO Group’s Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton has explained what the newly-revealed 40516 Everyone is Awesome means to him through the lens of a designer video.
Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design at the LEGO Group and lead designer of the new set, worked closely with the Fab Five and is proud of the collaboration and what it stands for. He said: “Queer Eye has had such a positive impact on so many people’s lives which is why we are excited for this collaboration.
