Kai Lobjakas is an art historian and curator, her focus of interest lay both in the Soviet period and contemporary applied art and design practices, especially the intersections of these fields.
She has initiated and curated numerous exhibitions both in Estonia and internationally, compiled and edited catalogues, lectured and written extensively on design phenomenons. Last year a vast permanent exhibiton of Estonian design curated by her was opened at ETDM. She is currently the chair of ICOM ICDAD, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Decorative Arts and Design.