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"I devote all my energy to being able to fi nance the making of books. Th at is wastefulness. But it is important for me, it makes me happy, and that is why I do it."
Renate Habinger
renate Habinger was born in Sankt Pölten in 1956 and now lives in oberndorf in Lower Austria, but spent much of early adulthood in Asia learning paper-making, plant dyeing, printing techniques and lacquer work. She also took a more traditional degree in graphic design for the Federal Teaching and Experimental institute for Higher Graphics in Vienna, and has studied weaving. Habinger's interest in three-dimensional art forms and her refusal to separate crafts from the arts has resulted in an eclectic illustrative...