Lene Schwind studied fashion design in Munich and worked for Hugo Boss and Vivienne Westwood in London before she started working for theater and film. Since 2012 she has worked as a freelance costume designer at Thalia Theater Hamburg, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Münchner Kammerspiele, and Schauspielhaus Zürich. She has worked closely with director Christopher Rüping for many years. Their joint work has been invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen several times, as well as to various international festivals.