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.

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Awards

Art Directors Club illustration merit winner for β€œOlympic Catastrophe” 2017 (US)

New Zealand Best Design Awards bronze for β€œWellington Summer City” 2016 (NZ)

American Illustration 35 Winner β€œGun Violence” 2016 (US)

Creative Pool Annual with β€œGun Violence” 2016 (US)

ADC Estonia gold β€œTallinn Bicycle Week” 2015 (EE)

Communication Arts β€œ55th Annual\” 2014” (US)

Art Directors Club β€œYoung Gun 2013” (US)

Illustrative β€œYoung iIllustrators Award 2013” (DE)

β€œYCN professional Award” 2013 (UK)

ADC Estonia silver in illustration β€œRotary 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

β€œSilence & Distanceβ€œ at Pocko Gallery 2018 (UK)

β€œEndless Summerβ€œ at Atelier Meraki 2017 (FRA)

β€œSix Impossible Wishes” 2017 (Greece)

β€œOP-ED Art” at Pelham Art Center 2016 (US)

β€œArt Kaoshung” 2016 (Taiwan)

β€œ-ING Creative Festival Exhibition” 2016 (Dubai)

β€œStanley Kubrick Tribute” at Spoke Art 2014 (US)

β€œEveryday” solo exhibition at The UMAMI 2014 (EE)

β€œGroup Show” at The Engine AD Agency 2014 (UK)

β€œPaper Cut” at The Proud Archivist Gallery 2014 (UK)

β€œYoung Guns Exhibition” at Art Directors Club 2013 (US)

β€œRe Cover” La Suite 2013 (FR)

β€œMur Murs” at Le MusΓ©e du Papier. 2013 (CH)

β€œContemporary Estonian Poster” at the Π¦Π”Π₯ 2012 (RUS)

β€œSecond Cut” solo exhibition at the Von Krahl 2012 (EE)

Talks

Back to School "Who is Illustrator" 2022 (EE)

NHK "Quiet Art Speaks Strongly" 2021 (JAP)

Tedx Tallinn β€œSelf Education” 2014 (EE)

AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Design Conference β€œHEAD, HEART, HAND” Minneapolis 2013 (US)

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