Born in 1967. Masters of Arts, University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH), faculty of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design. Highly awarded, merited and exhibited for numerous designs in furniture and lighting. Receiver of Best New Furniture in Europe 2006 and Excellent Design by the Norwegian Design Council. Running his own business since 1996 under the name Suunnittelu- and Muotoilutoimisto Jukka Setälä Oy, he has actively been teaching furniture design at University of Art and Design Helsinki since 1999