Elin Holm
Elin founded Oaler in 2019 after ten years directing brand work in Stockholm and New York. She leads identity engagements and mentors the studio.
At Oaler, Elin leads client engagements from the first conversation through launch — often staying past handover to help teams internalise the system. The work is patient, opinionated, and quietly maintained; the kind of engagement where the eighteen-month follow-up matters as much as the launch week.
Before Oaler, a decade of practice across independent studios and cultural institutions across Europe and Asia. That range shows up in the work as a preference for restraint — a suspicion of anything that only reads well once.
Outside the studio, Elin teaches occasional workshops, contributes to a slow-writing correspondence with two friends, and looks after a small collection of books that will probably never be finished.
"A good identity is a decision you can keep making — quietly, for years, without needing to argue for it again."
Currently listening
- Julianna BarwickHealing Is a Miracle
- Nils FrahmMusic for Animals
- CarolineCaroline
Currently reading
- Kyo MaclearUnearthing
- John BergerAbout Looking
- Rebecca SolnitOrwell's Roses