Exhibition “ASITÖÖ” at EKA library

In 2027, it will be 100 years since the birth of Vello Asi (1927–2016), an important figure of Estonian interior architecture and a long-time lecturer at the Department of Interior Architecture. In this regard, the Department of Interior Architecture is planning an anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Design. This fall semester, we began researching and interpreting Asi’s legacy in the first-year master’s course Creative Research (supervisors Gregor Taul, Merilin Tee). Ten students were divided into five pairs, working on one specific aspect of Asi’s life’s work: his home in Merivälja, his work as a graphic designer; his contribution as a teacher, artifacts and archive materials, interiors, and exhibition designs. As a final result, the students present their creative research through three formats: object, visual interpretation and narrative. In the case of an object, it is a three-dimensional work that interprets the chosen theme. The visual interpretation is a graphic art, and as an (interior) architectural narrative, the students have added an extension in any text format that presents one specific aspect of Vello Asi’s work.

Participating artists: Marleen Armulik, Kadi Berens, Lauri Eltermaa, Katariina Kivi, Anni Kärmik, Roger Matthias Laas, Laura Movits, Kairi Mändla, Sven Samyn, Maarja Varkki.