Sukwoo Lee graduated from Hongik University and gained experience at Samsung Electronics and Teague in the United States before serving as a Global Creative Lead Designer at Google-Motorola.
In 2011, he founded the industrial design office SWNA. He was honored with the Korea Design Award in 2018 and the Young Artist of the Day Award in the design category in 2019. Lee has taught students at Hongik University, Korea National University of Arts, and the Samsung Design Membership program.
He has also served as a juror for prestigious design awards such as iF, Braun, Dyson, Lexus, and Jaguar. His works are permanently exhibited at the Olympic Museum in Switzerland and the V&A Museum in the UK.