Kari Asikainen

Kari Aaro Juhani Asikainen (born 24 October 1939 in Parkano, Finland) is a Finnish interior designer and former Professor of Industrial Furniture Design[1] at MUOVA, the Design Centre of Western Finland in Vaasa, 1988–1994. He also taught at University of Art and Design Helsinki (known in Finnish as TAIK) in 1973–1988.[2]

Asikainen studied at the Institute for Applied Arts (forerunner to TAIK), completing his studies in 1966. His best-known design is for the Kari series of chairs started in 1969, for which he was awarded the SIO (Finnish Association of Interior Architects) 1982 award for best piece of furniture for a public space. In 1984 he won the prestigious State Applied Arts Commission's Award.

Exhibitions

Asikainen's work has been exhibited at the “Through life from children to elderly” (2002), Ozone Living Design Center, Tokyo, Japan; “La vita per le sedie” (1999), Bari, Italy; “Kuusikymppisen kolmikymppinen” (Thirty of a sixty) retrospective, Design Museum, Helsinki; “Kari 20 years” furniture exhibition (1989), Design Forum, Helsinki; “Furniture and textiles” joint exhibition (1987) with Katariina Metsovaara, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki.

References
  1. Corlin, Len (1989). Contract. Gralla Publication. p. 54. Retrieved 1 December 2010. ‘The European design community is resting up for the next big design wave,’ says Kari Asikainen, Finnish designer/professor, in defense of the lack of innovative design at...
  2. Kuka kukin on 2003, p. 70. Helsinki 2002. ISBN 951-1-18086-X
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