Watch our talk with the Lego Group about childhood and creativity

Dezeen's chief content officer Ben Hobson spoke to a panel of experts on the importance of fostering creative skills and encouraging self-expression from an early age, in this talk with the Lego Group.

The talk coincided with the launch of Lego DOTS, a decorative 2D tile concept from the Lego Group that aims to offer children "a creative canvas for self-expression".

The panel comprised Lena Dixen, senior vice president at the Lego Group, Amy Corbett, senior design manager at the Lego Group, and French designer Camille Walala.

French designer Camille Walala features on the panel

The panel explored the value of encouraging children to develop creative skills from an early age, how education can be improved by creative approaches, and why self-expression is important in childhood and adulthood.

To celebrate the launch, Walala has created a public installation using the Lego DOTS range in London's Coal Drops Yard.

Called House of Dots, the installation takes the form of a five-room house made from eight shipping containers. Walala has customised the walls, floors, rugs and furniture with LEGO Dots in her distinctive colour-blocking style.

Also on the panel is senior design manager from the Lego Group, Amy Corbett

Walala is a London-based designer known for her large-scale interventions in public spaces that often feature bold colours and geometric patterns.

She recently installed colourful benches, planters and flags along a London street, and in 2018 covered a Brooklyn building in a colourful Memphis-style graphic.

Dixen has headed up business, product and marketing development for half of the Lego Groups's product portfolio since 2017.

Corbett joined the Lego Group in 2013 and now leads a team of designers to develop new products and concepts for the brand.

Senior Vice President Lena Dixen also features on the panel.

Dezeen hosts and livestreams talks and panel discussions from around the world.

Recent examples include a talk on the circular economy in architecture held at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven and a talk with speculative architect Liam Young about how drones are changing our cityscape.

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