The Strzemiński Academy of Art ?ód? (ASP ?ód?) was established in 1945 as the ?ód? State Art School (PWSSP ?ód?).
The school based on the achievements of the city’s pre-war avantgarde community with such excellent artists as W?adys?aw Strzemiński, Stefan Wegner, Katarzyna Kobro, Karol Hiller or Samuel Szczekacz. This resulted in a unique character of the school, directly inspired by the artistic and didactic output of the Bauhaus movement and the didactic experience of Kasimir Malevich. Design practice was meant to be as important as the study of nature; a lot of attention was paid to development of visual perception conforming with the newest art trends. W?adys?aw Strzemiński, an outstanding constructivist artist, theoretician and educator, organised the school from its very beginnings and deeply influenced the initial stage of its history. His innovative art and didactic ideas formed the character of the academy.