Having grown up in Linz, Upper Austria, Irene Maria Ganser discovered her creative talent at a very young age. "It was always there," she says. "I wanted to be at the source, at the starting point of everything," declares the designer. She went to Paris to study design and fashion and later moved to Milan, where she graduated from the Marangoni Institute with a master's degree in fashion design. She also studied interior architecture at the renowned Politecnico di Milano. Irene Maria Ganser began her design career at the Milanese studio Corso Como 10 founded by New York artist Kris Ruhs. In this fabulous creative space, she developed her passion and skills working with metal in the fields of jewelry design, sculpture, and artistic installation. Leaving Milan for Vienna, Irene Maria Ganser's talent attracted international brands such as Siemens, Chopard, and Alfa Romeo, who entrusted her with design on their behalf.
Living and working in Vienna, the artist-designer finds inspiration for her unique creations surrounded by a rich tradition of art casting craftsmanship. Vienna is home to some of the world's most beautiful examples of metal architecture. Her preference is the dome of the Viennese Secession building - a fan of gilded leaves. Nature is always a key source for her creations, she says, "I look at a tree trunk, and I instantly think about what I could do with it and how I could transform it into a design."
Her creations are exhibited in art galleries in Paris and Venice and at international design fairs such as the Milano Salone Internazionale del Mobile.