From the WTF files. This is an old story but its the first time I’ve seen it. A series of 7 LEGO kits were designed by Polish artist Zbigniew Libera in the late 1990s.
From the Harper’s article:
Each box contains the blocks necessary to build the figures and structures on its lid. When Libera requested the LEGOs from the company’s Warsaw representative, he planned to create sets for a prison and a hospital, but the project evolved into a concentration camp. According to a press release issued by the LEGO Group, “If the had described his ultimate project to us in advance, he naturally would not have received a single LEGO element from us!”.
I don’t believe these sets ever hit the retail shelves (although it is rumored that these sets were fetching over $7,000 in private auctions). Some of the box shots are really creepy.
