Illustrator Christoph Neimann plays with LEGOs in Berlin and thinks of New York:

Images from Neimann’s Abstract City blog/the NYT Opinion page yesterday, where you may find more of his miniature tribute.

On further inspection, Neimann seems to have rather amusing rapport with his editors as well as an unhealthy coffee affection–both worth your time to inspect, seeing as it’s mostly visual treats.

His LEGO construction shed some light on our similarities:

He plays with plastic blocks and coincidentally creates charming NY architecture and cultural symbols. I play with plastic cards in my wallet and painfully create credits in my checking account.

However, my bankruptcy = not charming.