“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[]
- 71699 Thunder Raider
- 71738 Zane's Titan Mech Battle
- 71756 Hydro Bounty
- 71750 Lloyd's Hydro Mech
- 71760 Jay's Thunder Dragon EVO
- 71761 Zane's Power Up Mech EVO
- 71765 Ninja Ultra Combo Mech
- 71768 Jay's Golden Dragon Motorbike
- 71775 Nya's Samurai X MECH
- 71806 Cole's Elemental Earth Mech[4]
- 71808 Kai's Elemental Fire Mech[4]
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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://japanbrickfest.klug-jp.com/mag-2019-niek/
- ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes
- ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1731020923396894841
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1731000653638426850
- ↑ https://dk.linkedin.com/in/niek-van-slagmaat-233a0bb8
- ↑ https://brickset.com/sets/designer-Niek-van-Slagmaat (71699 Thunder Raider)
- ↑ https://x.com/Toothdominoes/status/1389516594364223488