
Kristjan Mändmaa
Dean of the Faculty of Design
Since 2016, Kristjan has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Design at the Estonian Academy of Arts, where he has pioneered the restructuring and modernisation of the department. In 2020, he received the prestigious national Design Educator Award for his role in advancing design education in Estonia. Kristjan studied graphic design in Estonia and the Netherlands and has 20 years experience in initiating and developing innovative educational projects in graphic design, entrepreneurship and interaction design.