Born in 1962 in Schleswig (Germany), graduated in 1991 with a degree in 1991 in industrial design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel.
After working in Italy for Tecno, he joined the design team`wiege`at Wilkhahn in Germany.
Since 1997 he has been running his own studio in Hamburg, working for multitude of international companies. Justus has received numerous awards including the IF Hannover Design Award, the Red Dot Design Zentrum NRW, the IDEA Gold Award and the Japanese Good Design Award.