Matthijs Rikken

Matthijs is a creative director, entrepreneur, and co-founder of STUDIO DAM, with over a decade of experience building brands at the intersection of brand strategy and creative direction and creation.

Born in the Netherlands and raised across Colombia, Indonesia, and Nicaragua he has called Singapore home for the past 12 years. 

Growing up across such different cultures and environments shaped a natural adaptability in Matthijs. An ability to read new contexts quickly, navigate different ways of working, and connect with people from all kinds of backgrounds.

His strength lies in translating brand strategy into distinctive identity systems, creating a strong visual language, and driving the creative execution that brings a brand’s positioning to life. 

Matthijs approaches branding as a multidimensional challenge, drawing on deep research, a hands-on knowledge of materials, and experience across packaging, spatial identities, and prototype development. From concept through implementation, he combines design craft, strategic thinking, and creative direction to build brands that look and feel as sharp as the thinking behind them.

Alongside STUDIO DAM, Matthijs is a co founder of kids edu brand EVERCASA, which beside being a full fledge company also is a testing ground for STUDIO DAM to put brand and business strategies into practice. Building and operating a brand firsthand allows them to test ideas, understand what works in real-world conditions, and continuously refine the approaches they bring to clients at STUDIO DAM.

Matthijs is also part of ASME Singapore (Association of Small and Medium Enterprises) and its sub-group DISTINCTION, staying closely connected to business owners across diverse industries in the Singapore market. 

Through this combination of design expertise and hands-on entrepreneurship, Matthijs brings a maker’s perspective to branding, turning strategy into identity, and identity into something people recognize and remember and helps your business grow.