Nina Hollein

Nina Hollein (9 February 1971, Vienna) is an Austrian author, architect, and fashion designer based in New York City.

Hollein, the daughter of a designer and a classical philologist, grew up in Vienna and Linz.

Her interest in architecture and design developed at an early age, inspired by her uncles Laurids Ortner and Manfred Ortner of the Austrian architect and artist group Haus-Rucker-Co.[4][5] After her high school Matura, Hollein studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and graduated with a Master of Science degree.

While there, she worked in the offices of Peter Eisenman and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.

[10] In addition, Hollein worked as a writer for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and the German lifestyle magazine Prinz [de].