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 “Olympic Catastrophe” 2017 (US)
New Zealand Best Design Awards bronze for “Wellington Summer City” 2016 (NZ)
American Illustration 35 Winner “Gun Violence” 2016 (US)
Creative Pool Annual with “Gun Violence” 2016 (US)
ADC Estonia gold “Tallinn Bicycle Week” 2015 (EE)
Communication Arts “55th Annual\” 2014” (US)
Art Directors Club “Young Gun 2013” (US)
Illustrative “Young iIllustrators Award 2013” (DE)
“YCN professional Award” 2013 (UK)
ADC Estonia silver in illustration “Rotary Club” 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) / L’Officiel 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
“Silence & Distance“ at Pocko Gallery 2018 (UK)
“Endless Summer“ at Atelier Meraki 2017 (FRA)
“Six Impossible Wishes” 2017 (Greece)
“OP-ED Art” at Pelham Art Center 2016 (US)
“Art Kaoshung” 2016 (Taiwan)
“-ING Creative Festival Exhibition” 2016 (Dubai)
“Stanley Kubrick Tribute” at Spoke Art 2014 (US)
“Everyday” solo exhibition at The UMAMI 2014 (EE)
“Group Show” at The Engine AD Agency 2014 (UK)
“Paper Cut” at The Proud Archivist Gallery 2014 (UK)
“Young Guns Exhibition” at Art Directors Club 2013 (US)
“Re Cover” La Suite 2013 (FR)
“Mur Murs” at Le Musée du Papier. 2013 (CH)
“Contemporary Estonian Poster” at the ЦДХ 2012 (RUS)
“Second Cut” solo exhibition at the Von Krahl 2012 (EE)
Featured Books
“100 Illustrators“ TASCHEN Books 2019 (DE)
“100 Artists of the Future“ Art Book CAC 2018(US)
“Directory of Illustration 33” 2016 (US)
“Contemporary Art of Excellence Vol2.” GAA 2016 (UK)
“Creative Pool Annual” 2016
“Illustration Now 5!” cover. Taschen. 2014 (US)
“Papercut Cut” Owen Gildersleeve. 2014 (UK)
“Golden Meaning” 2014 (UK)
“Paradise of Paper Art” Designerbooks. 2013 (CN)
“It’s Nice That Annual”. 2013 (UK)
“YCN Members”. 2013 (UK)
“Professional Award winners magazine”. 2013 (UK)
“Communication Arts Illustration Annual 55″ 2014 (US)
“Cercle”. 2013 (FR)
Featured websites
Adobe Inspire / Beautiful Decay / Behance / Digital Arts / Colossal / Computer Arts / Communication Arts / Dwell / Étapes / Fubiz / Huffington Post / It’s 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 “Self Education” 2014 (EE)
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Design Conference “HEAD, HEART, HAND” Minneapolis 2013 (US)