Thomas Sandell is born in Finland in 1959 and studies architecture in Stockholm. From 1985 he works for Professor Jan Henriksson’s architecture studio, developing different projects, including the National Bank building in Örebro, an assembly hall for Volvo and the Royal Library in Sweden. From 1989 he sets up his own studio, realizing various projects, such as restaurants, villas, stores, offices and clinics. He has designed product lines for IKEA and various furniture, including the cupboard ”Panik”, for several international companies.