All products in Aarikka’s collection can be tailored or customised. Aarikka’s designers and production in Finland ensure seamless and reliable cooperation. Choosing an Aarikka product as a corporate gift is also a responsible choice, since assembly is partly or entirely carried out by employees working from home and socially employed workers in work centres around Finland.

Sirpa Grev
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Logo printing

It is possible to have your company’s logo, slogan, URL or other motif printed on almost all Aarikka products. The most suitable printing method is selected based on the surface and motif to be used.

The techniques available are:

Laser printing

A common and much-used technique for printing material onto wood or metal. Laser printing is sharp and virtually impervious to time and wear. On light wood in particular, such as birch, the imprint is darker than the wood. The best result is achieved on a flat, even surface. Suitable for printing logos on key fobs, bottle openers and candle holders, to name just a few examples.

Etching

This is an electrochemical technique wherein acid is used to cut a logo or motif onto a conductive metal surface. Etching darkens the metal and the motif is virtually impervious to time and wear. Unlike with laser printing, the surface onto which the motif is printed can be curved. Suitable for printing on the metal parts of Puisto salad servers, for example.

Tampo printing

This technique is commonly used for printing coloured logos. It is suitable for use on both flat and curved surfaces. Tampo printing provides a beautiful finish with fine attention to detail on smooth, non-porous materials. Suitable for printing mugs and schnapps glasses, for example.

Screen printing

A technique that can be used to print a colour logo or motif on the surface of almost any material. Suitable for printing on wood, paper, textiles, metals, glass and plastic, for example. Screen printing provides consistent coverage and the imprint is long-lasting due to its thickness. Screen printing is the method of choice when logos cannot be printed by any other method.

Embroidery

An embroidered logo or motif is virtually impervious to time and washing. Large, clear motifs, pictures or texts are best for embroidering. This technique can be used to add logos to the Poro blanket or kitchen towels, for example.

OUR HISTORY

It all began with buttons.

And it all started with a real need: Kaija Aarikka, then a textile arts student at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, was unable to find any buttons to go with a dress she had designed. So she made them herself.