Irene Maria Ganser
Irene Maria Ganser is an Austrian artist and designer based in Vienna whose work exists at the intersection of art, design, and craftsmanship. After studying design and fashion in Paris and Milan, she developed her practice through a deep engagement with metalwork, creating sculptural furniture and objects distinguished by their expressive forms, tactile surfaces, and refined materiality.
Nature, transformation, and the passage of time are central themes in Ganser’s work. Drawing inspiration from found materials, natural structures, and the rich tradition of Viennese metal craftsmanship, she creates pieces that balance function with artistic expression. Through contrasts of texture, light, and surface, her works explore the dialogue between nature and form, revealing stories embedded within materials and their histories.
Interview
I was born in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria.
My first memory connected to the art world was an exhibition by Egon Schiele in the Lentos Museum Linz.
Yes, I studied fashion design in Paris and Milan.
I love textures and colors.
I am collecting ideas, information from nature, architecture, music- everything that inspires me.
There are either days in the workshop or in the studio – it depends on what I have to do.
I like the color gold very much and the transformation from a rough material to an elegant one.
I work a lot with sandcasting; sometimes the mold making is very complicated.
To find a job as an assistant to an artist or designer for some years to learn and study how they work.
The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop).
Christian Lacroix, Kris Ruhs, Josef Hoffmann.
Vincenzo de Cotiis, Lindsey Adelman.
Christian Lacroix, Kris Ruhs, Valentin Loelman.
Creating jewels out of nature.
I love structures.
“Creating jewels out of nature.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
To do what I love and be surrounded by the people I love.
The current political situation in the world – it seems to be very fragile, and of course, our environmental pollution.
Create a schedule that is too tight.
Envy.
Pollini.
Doing what I like.
Grateful, lucky.
Self-esteem.
Honesty.
Charm.
Can you make this.
To memorize.
More serenity.
Being an artist and having two children – juggling between these two.
A tree.
Vienna, Paris, countryside.
My children, time.
War.
Creating something.
Persistance.
Loyalty.
Bernhard Aichner, Hermann Hesse.
Alice.
Emilie Flöge.
Doctors, scientists.
Elise, Florentina.
Bad taste.
I don´t get as involved in the environment as I want.
In peace.
Carpe diem.
“I like the transformation from a rough material to an elegant one.”
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