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    Finnish designer Sebastian Sandelin has recently set up his own studio in the Design District Helsinki, Finland. Sebastian Sandelin studied two years architecture at the Aalto University...

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    Design Forum Finland actively promotes the competitiveness and development of Finnish industry and culture through the means of design. This work seeks to improve the exposure of Finnish design...

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Sebastian Sandelin

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Finnish designer Sebastian Sandelin has recently set up his own studio in the Design District Helsinki, Finland.

Sebastian Sandelin studied two years architecture at the Aalto University School of Science and Technology in Helsinki. Armed with a passion for style and quality, and a discerning eye for form and material, Sandelin decided to pursue a career in industrial and product design. The architecture studies were followed by three years industrial design at the Aalto University School of Art and Design. Sandelin has a history of numerous interior design projects & art and design exhibitions in Luxembourg and Finland.

Sandelin's latest design, the Cobo lamp, reached the production line and is distributed by design houses Skanno and Vallilla.

cobo lamp
vino glass
lumi lamps
kaato dispenser
katiska lamp

Design Forum


Design Forum Finland actively promotes the competitiveness and development of Finnish industry and culture through the means of design. This work seeks to improve the exposure of Finnish design and to increase the use and applications of design in industry.

Design Forum is an information centre of design presenting a wide range of news and materials on the achievements and strengths of Finnish design both within the country and abroad. Design Forum organizes exhibitions both in Finland and internationally, in addition to projects promoting the use of design, information services and publications. http://www.designforum.fi/history