Kari Aaro Juhani Asikainen (born 24 October 1939 in Parkano, Finland) is a

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interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

er and former professor of Industrial Furniture Design at MUOVA, the Design Centre of Western Finland in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

, 1988–1994. He also taught at

University of Art and Design Helsinki A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

(known in Finnish as TAIK) in 1973–1988.''Kuka kukin on 2003'', p. 70. Helsinki 2002. 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,

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, Japan; “La vita per le sedie” (1999),

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

, Italy; “Kuusikymppisen kolmikymppinen” (Thirty of a sixty) retrospective,

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, Helsinki; “Kari 20 years” furniture exhibition (1989), Design Forum, Helsinki; “Furniture and textiles” joint exhibition (1987) with

Katariina Metsovaara Katariina ( Finnish; ''Katarina'' in Swedish) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. There is also a nature reserve in ...

, Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki.

References

External links

Asikainen web pages at Martela.
1939 births Living people People from Parkano Finnish architects Finnish interior designers {{designer-stub