HeijltjesAkkaya

HeijltjesAkkaya is an Amsterdam-based design studio led by Simon Akkaya and Maarten Heijltjes, formerly known as Waarmakers Studio. The practice works on products and services that cultivate the positive and prioritise sustainability, with a user-centred process built around prototyping. Projects include A Simple Machine, analogue counterweight-driven furniture for workplaces, the Be.e bio-composite e-scooter, the Goedzak waste bag and INGRID, a sit-stand workstation for home working.

It combines research, strategy and engineering to make intuitive, efficient and compelling objects. Its work has been recognised with a Dezeen Award for workplace design in 2022, a Eurobest Silver and a Cannes Lions shortlist for Het Helpende Bord and a Fast Company Innovation by Design award, and shown at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.