About us
Hi there!
We’re Jozua & Heleen — the duo behind Atelier Fiks.
Welcome to our website!
Jozua: maker, designer & fikser > designs & sews everything you see here
Heleen: jack of all trades > website, communication, color advisor …
There are 2 things that truly matter when we design & make bags: function & love. Let us explain:
EFFICIENCY & OPTIMISATION – function
Atelier Fiks emerged from an obsession to optimize our bikepacking setups in order to improve our riding experience and reach places one would otherwise not get to by bicycle.
Being educated as product developers and having worked for years in this field within the outdoor industry gave us the skills & experience to launch Atelier Fiks and also start offering those functional products to you.
LOVE, CARE & DURABILITY – how to make it last
We are in awe of the natural beauty that can be found on this planet we call home. It feels natural to reflect on our habits and adjust our behaviour in order to preserve this life-giving beauty.
The “green product wave” rightfully looks at reducing the impact of a product’s lifecycle. Those victories are good and we wish to be part of it, but with that we also need another movement to gain momentum.
One that doesn’t let abundance & fashion (yep also in the outdoor industry) get in the way of how we take care of what we already own — by repairing, by upcycling, and by creating a stronger bond between you and what you buy from us.
One that motivates us to question not only how we consume products but also experiences — how we travel, how we spend our free time, and how those choices shape our impact. Because for many of us, how we travel to spend our free time has a far bigger impact compared to the products we need for it.
While we have limited power in this matter, we hope that by the way we do business & by living by it ourselves, we can help grow the wave.
And all by doing so we mostly wish to have fun & connect with great people along the way, come and join the ride!
