Sezgin Aksu was born in 1970 in Turkey. He studied in the  Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (Germany), Les Ateliers, Paris (France) and with Silvia Suardi in Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Seviglia (Spain). The designer started his professional life in the Studio of Michele De Lucchi and worked there for nearly 10 years. In 2001, together with Silvia Suardi, they founded the AKSU/SUARDI Studio in Milan and started working on interior design projects for private houses and public spaces, exhibition design, industrial/furniture and graphic design.

Silvia Suardi was born in 1967 in Italy. She completed her University education in Italy and Spain at the Universities of Politecnico di Milano and Seviglia.Suardi began her career in the Studio of Michele De Lucchi and worked there for approximately 10 years. In 2001, together with Sezgin Aksu she founded the AKSU/SUARDI Studio in Milan which works in a variety of areas from interior design projects for private houses and public spaces to exhibition designs to industrial/furniture and graphic design.