Sven Jonke was born in Bremen in 1973, Christoph Katzler was born in Vienna in 1968 and Nikola Radeljkovic was born in Sarajevo in 1971. After having completed their education at the Zagabria School of Architecture's Design Department and the Vienna University for Applied Arts, they founded 'For Use' in 1998. Since then, they have developed products with an extensive number of clients, including Cappellini, Magis, and Zanotta. At the same time, they have designed several sets for exhibitions and interior designs and have worked closely with graphic and multimedia designers Jelenko Herzog and Toni Uroda.