ABOUT

 
 
 
 

SIGU’s quest is to help make the world more genuine, and meaningful through impactful design, by encouraging people to stop | see | sense | value | realize, and aims to positively inspire.

To develop layered, timeless design that connects and bonds on a deep & intrinsic level.

Timeless “heirlooms“ that are never thrown away but grow in value.

 

'Creating Timeless Heirlooms'

 

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Sikko Valk MSc.
Award-winning designer
Currently founder & designer @ design studio SIGU®

Graduated Cum Laude MSc in 2009,
at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.

Currently based in Utrecht, the Netherlands,

Sikko's design-mindedness in a nutshell:

Admiring simplicity
Intrigued by contrasts
Inspired by craftsmanship
Driven by making a difference
Striving for the never before seen
Creating meaningful experiences
Passionate about aesthetics
Focusing on character
Pursuing timelessness
Believing in quality
Building worlds

His work features a broad spectrum of subjects, industries & markets, with the ongoing purpose of gaining new insights & finding intersections in those fields, to create fusions and incremental or revolutionary innovations.

Mainly twofold:

1. Product/Proposition Development
Design, development and (co-)creation with like-minded companies, organizations & professionals.

Starting from a particular vision / goal / brand / technology / material / production / opportunity / challenge / brief / etc. to create next gen propositions or impactful designs.

Process topics among other:
Vision development of Brand / Product
Product definition
Creation of meaning & value proposition
USP development
Design direction
Structural Brand DNA (base brand ‘ingredients of ‘physical design elements & CMF)
Ideation & Design creation
From fuzzy front to pre-production

2. ‘Timeless Heirlooms’
Independent Signature-designs of impactful, purposeful, timeless products, items & immersive experiences, that aim to positively inspire.

Working from the mostly ‘ignored’ base-principles and effects of natural environments, we, as humans, are ”designed’' to be surrounded by, with their beneficial sensory input & elements that have deep impact on our well-being.

Balancing function, natural materials and essential, clean lines & forms that ultimately result in grounding, tactile & visual sensations with layered meaning.

Creating comfortable, soothing ‘habitats’ —> Integral, coherent & synergetic design of furniture & items, and interior spaces,

Ultimately: offering experiences that are thought provoking or re-energize and ground you.

 
 
 

COLLABORATIONS

 

 

List of organizations & brands Sikko Valk collaborated with as independent designer or design consultant (2015-present):

DESIGN AGENCY WORK

While employed by (2010-2014) industrial design agency FLEX/design, formerly known as FLEX/theINNOVATIONLAB.

Sikko, together with fellow project members, designed and developed new products, design strategies, and intellectual property for brands, among others the ones listed below. A selection of marketed projects, is summarized in the porfolio section of this website.