Education
Asikainen studied at the Institute for Applied Arts (forerunner to TAIK), completing his studies in 1966.
Asikainen studied at the Institute for Applied Arts (forerunner to TAIK), completing his studies in 1966.
He has also taught at University of Art and Design Helsinki (known in Finnish as TAIK) (1973–1988). Asikainen"s work has been exhibited at the exhibitions "Through life from children to elderly" exhibition (2002), Ozone Living Design Center, Tokyo, Japan. "Louisiana vita per le sedie" exhibition (1999), Bari, Italy.
"Kuusikymppisen kolmikymppinen" (Sixty at thirty) retrospective exhibition, Design Museum, Helsinki.
"Kari 20 years" furniture exhibition (1989), Design Forum, Helsinki. "Furniture and textiles", joint exhibition (1987) with Katariina Metsovaara.
Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki.