Eiko Ojala | Full Profile
Eiko Ojala is an Estonian illustrator and paper artist celebrated for his elegant cut-paper aesthetic, refined use of shadow and sharp conceptual wit. His work combines the tactile warmth of handmade collage with the precision of digital craft, creating images that feel sculptural, minimal and quietly humorous. Working across editorial, publishing, advertising and cultural commissions, Eiko has developed a distinctive visual language built on simplicity, depth and intelligent visual metaphor.
His illustrations have appeared in leading international publications and campaigns, earning recognition for their clarity, sophistication and ability to communicate complex ideas with subtle, memorable impact.
Press Shots
Awards
Art Directors Club illustration merit winner for βOlympic Catastropheβ 2017 (US)
New Zealand Best Design Awards bronze for βWellington Summer Cityβ 2016 (NZ)
American Illustration 35 Winner βGun Violenceβ 2016 (US)
Creative Pool Annual with βGun Violenceβ 2016 (US)
ADC Estonia gold βTallinn Bicycle Weekβ 2015 (EE)
Communication Arts β55th Annual\β 2014β (US)
Art Directors Club βYoung Gun 2013β (US)
Illustrative βYoung iIllustrators Award 2013β (DE)
βYCN professional Awardβ 2013 (UK)
ADC Estonia silver in illustration βRotary Clubβ 2012 (EE)
Clients
Apple (US) / Art Directors Club (US) / Air France (FR) / Affina Hotel Manhattan (US) / Die Zeit (DE) / Facebook (US) / Finnair (FI) / Guardian (UK) / Harvard Business Review (US) / HBO (US) / Herman Miller (US) / Intel (US) / IBM (US) / Le Monde (FR) / LβOfficiel Hommes (IT) / Monocle (UK) / National Geographic Traveler (US) / New York Times (US) / New York Times Magazine (US) / New Yorker (US) / Nokia (FI) / Taschen (US) / Time (US) / Transport for London (UK) / Scholastic (US) / Scientific American (US) / Sunday Times (UK) / V&A Museum (UK) / Washington Post (US) / Wired (UK) / Wellington City Council (NZ)
Exhibitions
βSilence & Distanceβ at Pocko Gallery 2018 (UK)
βEndless Summerβ at Atelier Meraki 2017 (FRA)
βSix Impossible Wishesβ 2017 (Greece)
βOP-ED Artβ at Pelham Art Center 2016 (US)
βArt Kaoshungβ 2016 (Taiwan)
β-ING Creative Festival Exhibitionβ 2016 (Dubai)
βStanley Kubrick Tributeβ at Spoke Art 2014 (US)
βEverydayβ solo exhibition at The UMAMI 2014 (EE)
βGroup Showβ at The Engine AD Agency 2014 (UK)
βPaper Cutβ at The Proud Archivist Gallery 2014 (UK)
βYoung Guns Exhibitionβ at Art Directors Club 2013 (US)
βRe Coverβ La Suite 2013 (FR)
βMur Mursβ at Le MusΓ©e du Papier. 2013 (CH)
βContemporary Estonian Posterβ at the Π¦ΠΠ₯ 2012 (RUS)
βSecond Cutβ solo exhibition at the Von Krahl 2012 (EE)
Featured Books
β100 Illustratorsβ TASCHEN Books 2019 (DE)
β100 Artists of the Futureβ Art Book CAC 2018(US)
βDirectory of Illustration 33β 2016 (US)
βContemporary Art of Excellence Vol2.β GAA 2016 (UK)
βCreative Pool Annualβ 2016
βIllustration Now 5!β cover. Taschen. 2014 (US)
βPapercut Cutβ Owen Gildersleeve. 2014 (UK)
βGolden Meaningβ 2014 (UK)
βParadise of Paper Artβ Designerbooks. 2013 (CN)
βItβs Nice That Annualβ. 2013 (UK)
βYCN Membersβ. 2013 (UK)
βProfessional Award winners magazineβ. 2013 (UK)
βCommunication Arts Illustration Annual 55β³ 2014 (US)
βCercleβ. 2013 (FR)
Featured websites
Adobe Inspire / Beautiful Decay / Behance / Digital Arts / Colossal / Computer Arts / Communication Arts / Dwell / Γtapes / Fubiz / Huffington Post / Itβs Nice That / iGNANT / Marvelous / New York Times / Trendland / Treehugger / Yatzer / YCN
Talks
Back to School "Who is Illustrator" 2022 (EE)
NHK "Quiet Art Speaks Strongly" 2021 (JAP)
Tedx Tallinn βSelf Educationβ 2014 (EE)
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Design Conference βHEAD, HEART, HANDβ Minneapolis 2013 (US)