Ilkka Kärkkäinen

Ilkka Kärkkäinen (b. 1960) is a printmaker and graphic designer that operates in the middle ground between art and commercial graphics. In his studio in Vallila he creates letterpress graphics using old printing presses. Kärkkäinen makes the printing plates himself either from wood, lino or in the form of polymer plates. He uses old printing equipment with wooden and metal types. Kärkkäinen’s work has a strong ecological and ethical perspective; almost everything is old and recycled, including papers and inks.