about

I work with objects, garments, images and spaces, exploring how meaning changes through use, encounter and context.                                                                                                  

Making — whether wearables, images or objects — has always been accompanied by attention to what happens to them once they enter the world.

Painting, philosophy and fashion were part of my practice from the beginning. I studied painting and fashion in parallel, moving between Tartu and Tallinn, and early works already crossed the boundaries between the two. Over time, working across different cultures, industries and contexts broadened this perspective — from the making of individual objects to the systems through which they are produced, valued, circulated and interpreted.

My work begins with an observation. From there, it may take the form of a garment, an object, a painting, an installation, a performance or a digital experience.

Photo: Jürgen Joost

practice

2005
PROMISED LAND
Supernoova · Fashion collection

2006
MY RED
Supernoova · Fashion collection

2006
I MUST FASHION!
Painting triptych · University of Tartu

2007
MY LEGACY
Fashion collection
Estonian ethnographic motifs · contemporary materials

2007
VICE VERSA NIKOLAI
Fashion collection · ERKI Fashion Show
Salme Cultural Centre · Tallinn

2008
JUBILAR
Group exhibition · Tartu Art House

2008
XENIA JOOST
Tallinn Fashion Week · Tallinn

2009
IN 15
Unique pieces · Ivo Nikkolo 15th Anniversary Exhibition · Tallinn

2011
XENIA JOOST
Fashion collection + show
Tallinn Fashion Week · Tallinn

2011
SS12
Riga Fashion Week · Riga

2012
FW13
Aurora Fashion Week Russia
Manege Exhibition Hall · St Petersburg

2012
MUST KLEIT
Group exhibition · Hobusepea Gallery · Tallinn

2013
CHARLIE — AW14
Collection Première Moscow · Moscow
EU Gateway Fashion Design · Tokyo
Fashion Show · Grand Hyatt Tokyo

2015
YALY COUTURE
Fashion Show · Vietnam

2016
ÔCHÊ
Vietnam International Fashion Week · Hanoi

2016
ÔCHÊ
Fashion Show · Hoi An

2017
YALY COUTURE
Fashion collection + show · Hoi An
Estonian and Vietnamese dress traditions

2018
REBELLIONAIRES
Harbin Fashion Week · China

2019
ARTWORK IN PROGRESS
Group exhibition · Vietnam


2021
THE STATEMENT SHIRT
Installation
Tallinn Design Festival · Põhjala Factory · Tallinn


2021
BALTIC SEA BLUE
Performance + AR
Tallinn Design Festival · Tallinn


2022
THE RUFFLANZA
Digital wearable
First Metaverse Fashion Week · Decentraland

2022
ART AGAINST WAR
Exhibition + auction
Fotografiska Tallinn


2023
SCAN ME
AR installation
TASE ’23 · Tallinn Art Hall

2023
WAS IT
Painting
Art Connects Women · Dubai

2023
VORM JA VÄRV
Group exhibition · T1 Gallery · Tallinn

2023
CAN YOU SEE WORK?
Group exhibition + micro-residency
VENT Space · Tallinn

2023
ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION + AUCTION
Viimsi Artium · Viimsi

2024
BALTIC SEA BLUE
UPMADE IN EE exhibition · NYCxDESIGN Week · New York

2025
CIRCUS: BEAUTY IN RISK
Tallinn Fashion Week · Tallinn

2025
FASHION PERFORMANCE
Estonian Design House × The Canvas 3.0 · New York


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education

2002–2005
BA Philosophy & Fine Arts
University of Tartu

2004–2007
BA Fashion Design
Estonian Academy of Arts

2020–2023
MA Fashion Design
Estonian Academy of Arts

experience

2006
Vivienne Westwood
Fashion Design Intern
London

2007–2010
Ivo Nikkolo
Fashion Designer
Tallinn

2010–2013
Ivo Nikkolo
Head of Design
Tallinn

2013–present
Xenia Joost
Independent Practice
Estonia / International


2014–2017
OCHE & Yaly Couture
Head of Design
Vietnam

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