Hjalti Karlsson

KARLSSONWILKER INC. is a New York-based design studio founded in 2000 by graphic designers Jan Wilker and Hjalti Karlsson, with Vera Yuan joining as partner in 2020. The studio has developed into an internationally recognized practice operating at the intersection of concept, design and cultural inquiry. Central to the studio’s approach is an experimental, research-driven mindset: design is understood as a process of thinking, in which images, typography, sequences and systems function not only as outcomes, but as tools for reasoning and decision-making. A defi ning characteristic of the studio’s practice is the visibility of process. Sketches, drafts, variations and visual arguments are integral to the work, framing design as an iterative, knowledge-producing activity.