Ute Ploier

Ute Ploier was born in Linz (Upper Austria) in 1976. After spending one year in London attending fashion and graphic design classes at Central Saint Martins College, she started her formal education in 1996 at the University of Applied Arts, Department of Fashion, Vienna. During her training, Ploier was taught by Jean-Charles Castelbajac, Viktor&Rolf and finally Raf Simons. In2000, while still at the University, she presented her first collections in Vienna and Berlin. In 2001, she co-founded the label “zwie” together with Matthias Meinharter developing designs between art and design.