Jamie Berard

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Date of Birth:

October 14, 1975

Notable works:

Creator set designer

Jamie Berard (born October 14, 1975) is a set designer for The LEGO Group, most notably for the Creator theme.

Biography

Jamie Berard was born in the United States. As a kid, his favourite theme was Town. He would often make MOCs of things such as amusement park rides.[1] He dreamed of becoming a LEGO set designer since he was a kid, and was supported by his family to do so. He first became involved in the adult LEGO fan community when he ran into New England LEGO Users Group (NELUG) members at a LEGO store and later attended a LUG meeting. Jamie participated in a Master Model Builder competition alongside other notable names such as Nathan Sawaya and was named a finalist, and soon later attended Brickfest 2005, where he met a manager at the LEGO Group and showed him his MOCs. This encounter led to Jamie being recruited for the Creator design team.

Sets designed

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Image # Set Pieces Figures Price Released
4953-lego-creator-fast-flyers-01.jpg 4953  Fast Flyers  312     $19.99  2008 
4993 Box.jpg 4993  Cool Convertible  648     $44.99 / €39.99  2008 
5762-1.jpg 5762  Mini Plane  52     $5.99 / €4.99  January 2011 
5892-Boxart.jpg 5892  Sonic Boom  539     $59.99  2010 
10182 box.png 10182  Cafe Corner  2056  Townsperson (3)   $139.99  2007 
10184.jpg 10184  Town Plan  1981  $149.99  2008 
10185.jpg 10185  Green Grocer  2352  Townsperson (four)   $149.99 / €149,99  2008 
Emerald Night.jpg 10194  Emerald Night  1085  3   $99.99 / €89.99  April 1, 2009 (US and UK) 
Picture 33.png 10196  Grand Carousel  3263  Carousel Operator, Carousel Rider (Eight)   $249.99 / €229.99  June 28, 2009 (US) / July 2, 2009 (UK) 
FireBrigBox.png 10197  Fire Brigade  2231  Firefighter (3)Woman   $149.99 / €149.99  September 1, 2009 
10199 Winter Toy Shop.jpg 10199  Winter Toy Shop  815  Caroler (two), Person (five)   $59.99 / €59.99  2009 
3-10211 box side large.jpg 10211  Grand Emporium  2182  CashierChildBride MannequinGroom MannequinShopper (2), Window Cleaner   $149.99 / €149.99  March 3, 2010 
10214box.jpg 10214  Tower Bridge  4295     $239.99 / €219.99  October 1, 2010 
Lego10218.jpg 10218  Pet Shop  2032  GirlPainterPet Shop OwnerWoman   $149.99 / €149.99  May 10, 2011 
10226-1.jpg 10226  Sopwith Camel  883  0   $99.99 / €89.99  June 2012 
10230.jpg 10230  Mini Modulars  1356     $79.99 / €69.99  January 1, 2012 
10233 box.jpg 10233  Horizon Express  1351  Female Train Engineer, Male Train Steward, Female Passenger (2), Male Passenger (2)   $129.99 / €99.99  January 1, 2013 (Released early on December 27, 2012
10234 box.jpg 10234  Sydney Opera House  2989     $319.99 / €279.99  August 16, 2013 (For LEGO Shop VIP members)
September 1 2013 (For general release) 
10243 alt1.jpg 10243  Parisian Restaurant  2469  5   $159.99 / €149.99  January 1, 2014 
10244 box3 na.jpg 10244  Fairground Mixer  1746  12   $149.99 / €129.99  2014 
  1. Interview: Jamie Berard. HispaBrick Magazine #16.