Born 27.11.1986 in Helsinki, Finland

-EDUCATION
ENSCI Les Ateliers, Paris, 2009-2010
Politecnico di Milano, Facolté del Design, 2008-09
Aalto University School of Design, 2005-2011
Master of European Design 2008-2010
Reserve Officer School, Finnish Defence Forces, 2006
Tölö Gymnasium, Visual Arts, 2005

-WORK EXPERIENCE
Studio Sebastian Jansson Tmi 2007 - Creative Art Direction, Industrial & Strategic Design Consultancy
Readymade Projects Inc., Stephen Burks, 2010 - Designer Assistant
Activeark Oy 2007-2008 - Graphic Designer

-EXHIBITIONS
Blickfang, Basel 2011 - Blickfang Selected by Stephen Burks - Invitational Exhibition
Suvilahti Snow Sculpture Contest - Environmental Arts Association of Suvilahti - Jansson/Sandelin/Löppönen
Open140, School of Art and Design Since 1871 - Design Museum, Helsinki 2011 - Invitational Exhibition
Factory Superstars - Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, 2010
Blickfang, Zurich 2010 - Blickfang Selected by Stephen Burks - Invitational Exhibition
Lodz Design Festival, Poland 2010 - Crumple Zone - Invitational Exhibition
Mode de Vie et Legerete, Galerie Celal, Paris, 2010 - Invitational Exhibition
Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2010, Milano - SaloneSatellite
Dans le Dehors - ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris, 2010 - 'Pussification'
One Night Stand - Jansson / Sandelin - Installations Objectified, Helsinki 2009 - http://onenightstand.fi/
Formex, Stockholm Interior Design Fair, 2009 - "Sisu", Finland Selected by Formex, Group Exhibition
DMY International Design Festival Berlin, 2009 - DMY Youngsters
Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2009, Milano - SaloneSatellite
'Led by Form', Production in Series - Fiskars, Finland, 2009 - Invitational Exhibition
Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, 2008 - Group Exhibition
Design Collective 5X5 Helsinki, 2007 - Group Exhibition
S-galleria, Helsinki, 2005 - Group Exhibition
Annantalo, Helsinki, 2004 - Group Exhibition

-SEMINARS, TALKS & LECTURES
Skanno Open House - Helsinki Design Week 2010 - "Sustainable Luxury and the Linguistics of Design"
Abitare Talks, Triennale Design Museum, Milano - Design Domino, 2009, "Design and Crisis"
OMA Talks Seminar, 2008 - Master of Arts Festival, "Common sense, simple common sense"
Tölö Gymnasium - Design lectures, Helsinki, 2007

-WORKSHOPS
Talking Object by Timo Salli & Ilkka Suppanen - Aalto Tongji Design Factory, Shanghai, 2011
Social Innovation by Ezio Manzini - ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris, 2009
Satyendra Pakhale - ENSCI-Les Ateliers, Paris, 2009
"People Package", Stephen Burks, Vitra Design Museum / CIRECA - Lessac, France, 2009
Davide Groppi - Politecnico di Milano, Como, 2009
Master of European Design, Paris, 2008
Master of European Design, Stuttgart, 2009

-MEDIA: Books
The Icon Product Year Book 2010 - Icon Magazine
Finnish Design Yearbook 2010 - Design Forum Finland
Once Upon a Chair - Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co KG, 2009

-MEDIA: Print, selected
Wallpaper (UK) - Jan 2011
ArtBox Magazine (UK) - Jun 2010: Cover & five spread article
Deko (FIN) - Jan 2010: Designer of the month
Papper (FIN) - Oct 2009: Cover & feature
VOGUE Living Australia - Sept/Oct 2009
MARU (Korea) - August 2009: Feature
Glorian Koti (FIN) - July 2009: "Success in sight"
ICON Magazine (UK) - July 2009
ICON Magazine (UK) - August 2009
ZERO Publications, Milano (IT), April 2009
HBL VOLT (FIN) 22.09.2007: 5X5 Helsinki

-MEDIA: Television
Pixel FST5 - Features Sebastian Jansson as young designer
Design in Europe by Train - Sebastian features the Milan episode

-POSITION of TRUST
Member of Board - Kipsari Oy 2007-08
Member of Board - Student union 'Tokyo', University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2007-08
Member of Board - Nuoret Designerit Ry (Young Designers association), 2005-06, 2007-08

-CLIENTS
Activeark Oy
Arkitekturum Oy
Kaffa Roastery
Kanniston Bakery Oy
Kipsari Oy
La Torrefazione Oy
Pieni Kirahvi Oy
Purple Workshop Oy
Readymade Projects Inc.
Skanno Oy
Stavellan Inc.
Talenco Trading

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