Joel Karlsson er født i Göteborg og jobber nå som sjefsdesigner i det Göteborg-baserte arkitektfirmaet Krook &Tjäder.
Etter kurs ved Konstfack, Institutt for interiørarkitektur og møbeldesign, og KTH Royal Institute of Technology, samt Parsons School of Design i New York, etablerte Karlsson sitt eget industridesignstudio, Joel Karlsson Industriell Design. Han har også undervist ved Växjö Universitet, før han begynte i Krook &Tjäder i 2008 som designdirektør og partner.
Joel Karlsson was born in Gothenburg and now works as chief designer at the Gothenburg-based architectural firm Krook &Tjäder.
After courses at Konstfack, the Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design, and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, as well as the Parsons School of Design in New York, Karlsson established his own industrial design studio, Joel Karlsson Industrial Design. He has also taught at Växjö University, before joining Krook &Tjäder in 2008 as Design Director and Partner.