Review: 31207 Floral Art
Posted by Huw,
31207 Floral Art is the latest in the Art series which debuted in 2020. Unlike most of the other sets, though, this one measures 32x48 studs rather than 48x48, but despite that it has a similar number of pieces and is only half the price.
Instructions are provided to make three floral designs and when the set launches on 1st August, plans for 12 more will be made available online.
Summary
31207 Floral Art, 2,870 pieces.
£59.99 / $79.99 / €69.99 | 2.1p/2.8c/2.4c per piece.
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An interesting addition to the Art theme that may attract a new audience
- Half the price of other Art sets
- Build by numbers might not be for everyone
- Tedious to dismantle
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Like all Art sets, this is sold as premium product so comes in a fancy flip-top box with everything packed neatly inside.
1x1 pieces in eight colours are provided, around 2,600 of them in total. The blue and dark blue pieces are plates, the others tiles.
There are six of the 16x16 bricks designed specifically for the Art sets rather than the usual nine.
The white pieces are for the picture's frame.
A wide brick separator is provided for rapidly removing the tiles, although I found it easier to do them individually with the small 'tooth-pick' style tool otherwise they tend to go flying everywhere.
These pieces are attached to the back to enable the picture to be hung from a screw or hook on the wall.
A printed 1x8 tile is provided to construct a colour key.
The three designs for which instructions are provided are all of course floral in nature but quite distinct.
Instructions to build the three basic designs in different colourways will be available online soon, and if you have money to burn you too could have a very impressive looking display like the one below for a mere £900 / $1200!
Alice chose to build the middle design which in my opinion is the weakest of the three, primarily because there is a lack of contrast between the flowers and light nougat background.
You need to stand well back to be able to discern the white flowers!
The blue pieces are plates and while it provides some texture I think I would have preferred it if they were tiles.
Here's the completed picture with frame attached.
The lack of contrast and indiscernible flowers was bothering me, so I swapped the light nougat pieces for teal, and I now think it looks much better.
We'll build the other designs in due course and report back.
Overall, it provides the Art build-by-numbers experience for half the price of other sets and is likely to make a great gift for someone who likes doing cross-stitch or similar but who has not dabbled with LEGO. Your grandma, perhaps...
Also, if you're designing your own mosaics and need the colours in this set, it's a reasonably cost-effective way to acquire them.
The 2,870-piece set will be available at LEGO.com from 1st August, priced at £59.99 / $79.99 / €69.99.
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Nice review! I like the more affordable price and non-licensed subject matter of this—feels like it'd be better as a simple accent to a room than the various pop-culture mosaics that have dominated the Lego Art theme up to this point.
I was really curious about the stud/tile combination. I think I agree with your assessment.
Dang I can’t find anything wrong with it.
Now I want it.
I really like this set and I think I might buy it. The wide array of custom colors and smaller size means this could go in pretty much any room.
Does anyone else feel nauseous when looking at this set? There's something in that color and/or shape that hurts my eyes and makes me go dizzy.
@Doomslizer said:
"Does anyone else feel nauseous when looking at this set? There's something in that color and/or shape that hurts my eyes and makes me go dizzy."
The teal variation is better than the nougat background. The nougat one makes me want to be sick.
Fun fact: I bought 21226 recently for even less than this set's RRP ;-)
2/3 the price (plus tax) in the U.S. for 2/3 the size. Another bad exchange for the States.
who thought that combination of stained wood and pink was a good idea needs to get their head checked. I kinda like all the flower patterns together, but that? Eugh!
Lego trying to be Ministeck....
While I could see the appeal with some of the other sets, not so much here. Looks just boring and tedious. And it is still a rather high price to pay for mostly just tiny tiles and studs. And in the end the true value is in what you put on the wall (so 2/3 of the price for 2/3 the size), not so much in all those leftover pieces most Lego fans wouldn't have a shortage of.
@CCC said:
"They look rather boring to me. The problem with mosaics is that as they get smaller they lose definition and shading using two colours doesn't work so well.
The 15 on the wall just cycle colours and don't even have much in the way of design."
Would be curious to see what these other online designs will be.
But, yes, that lifestyle pic with the 15 are just 5 colour switching variations on the 3 provided patterns...Warhol-esque.
If I have USD 1200, "to burn", I certainly would not buy these sets
This is super not for me, so my comment is probably off-base, but this series could have been an opportunity for Lego to introduce more interesting stud types as they had in 41921 (gems and hearts). "Starry Night" shows how Lego can produce depth, and the best mosaics I see out in the AFOL/MOC world play with that 3rd dimension.
Tedious to dismantle? Nah. Turn the brick separator upside down and use it like an ice scraper, you can clear whole rows quickly.
Love the art sets. I've run out of space on shelves so now Lego is on the wall!!!! Kids like putting them together and as a family. Keep them coming!
A real eye sore. I'd rather have blood stains on my wall than this.
I'm really amazed by how the Lego Art is evolved over time. With Architectures, Masks, UCSs and many other great creator sets, Lego turned into a true art form. Sure, we had great builders making grand designs but now we have access to build what they can (Well, maybe a part of it, with instructions). This set may not be the best example to say it it here, but it is what it is.
@Huw said:
"Your grandma, perhaps..."
Best comment ever :o)
I agree that this one is targeted at people who enjoy doing cross-stitch. Let's see if it catches on and we will get similar mosaics in the future.
I’m very excited to get this set. I’ve taken parts from the build together art set, the Marilyn Monroe one, and the Mickey one and made dozens of MOCs over the last year and a half of so. When I do my own designs, I put all 9 panels together first (just the panels and then use pins in every other hole), and I do my design on it like a canvas, then put the frame on and display. When I take it apart, I disassemble the frame, pull apart all the panels, take off the pins, pop the dots off around the edges of the panels with my thumbnail, then use the back part of the black brick separator to pop off the dots row by row, with my hand covering it as I go, and each row I dump into a bin before doing the next. They do not go flying off that way, it’s very neat and tidy. I separate the dots once they are all in the bin, putting them into bags according to each color. Then I’m ready to design my next project. It’s a fun system that’s never tedious! :)