Mik Bakker's work moves between different disciplines, from sculpture, to furniture design and architecture. She sees these as connected and in constant dialogue. The return to the essence of a craft is central to Bakker's work, which always looks for raw and original materials, and tries to avoid unnecessary actions. Thus, she searches for the basic form of objects and spaces in her environment. For example, through her neighbor in France, carpenter Eric Faisant, she became fascinated with sawbucks, an object she is currently exploring in multiple ways in her sculptures.

Mik Bakker (NL, 1997) graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in 2022. In 2023, together with her partner Pim Lamme, she founded Projectspace 38/40 in Amsterdam Noord, which also serves as her studio. In the wood workshop, located next to the project space, she works closely with her craft master Robert Reinders.