Niek van Slagmaat

“Keep building! You have to keep going. The only way to get better at something is by continuing to smash your head into whatever obstacle you find in your way. If you want to challenge yourself, you can try to build something outside of your comfort zone, but make sure to keep having fun.”
— van Slagmaat in an interview with Japan Brickfest[1]

Niek Duco van Slagmaat is a Dutch[1] designer and a Senior Concept Designer for LEGO.[2] He began his work designing LEGO Ninjago sets in 2020, currently working on broader concepts rather than individual models.[3]

Sets designed

Sets designed[]

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • He joined LEGO in September of 2015.[5]
  • Cole and Jay are his favorite ninja.[6]
  • After images for the Hydro Bounty set were officially revealed, van Slagmaat wrote a thread on X detailing his design process for this set.[7]
References

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://japanbrickfest.klug-jp.com/mag-2019-niek/
  2. ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes
  3. ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1731020923396894841
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1731000653638426850
  5. ↑ https://dk.linkedin.com/in/niek-van-slagmaat-233a0bb8
  6. ↑ https://brickset.com/sets/designer-Niek-van-Slagmaat (71699 Thunder Raider)
  7. ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1389516594364223488