Meet the team.

Northern Works is formed by an internationally functioning & agile team with strong roots in automotive design.

Founder & CEO

Miika Heikkinen

Master ideator & human connector. Painter of the big picture.

Background in the Automotive world, Miika has been working for various brands, such as Ford & McLaren.

miika@northernworks.fi

Design Lead

Ilja Oikarinen

Visual & aesthetic dreamer. Relentless conceptualizer.

With extensive roots in traditional fine arts, Ilja found the passion to pursue the automotive industry, finding himself working for Fiat & Maserati.

ilja@northernworks.fi

Designer

Niko Pekkarinen

Never Give up mentality. Niko knows the quirks throughout polygon, nurbs, vectors and pixel softwares.

Recently graduated as an automotive designer, Niko puts his extensive skillset to use within the projects at Northern Works.

niko@northernworks.fi

Modelling & Vizualisation

Giorgio Gurgone

Polygon wizard. 3D at heart, Giorgio tackles visualization tasks within all platforms.

Background in the 3D world, Giorgio built the foundation of his experience as a Surface CAD modeler in Stellantis, following brands such as Maserati, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo.

giorgio@northernworks.fi

Ecosystem

We believe that the best design comes from team work. That’s why we love to collaborate both with our trusted ecosystem partners and also with the various departments from the clients side. Normally the cross disciplinary brainstorming and ideation phase helps us to map wide range of possible ideas before focusing on the selected concepts.