Maya Hansen

Maya Hansen was born in Madrid in 1978. She graduated from Madrid Fashion Design Institute in 2002. Maya was the winner of the Spanish ICEP Port Fashion in Awards in 2000. In July of 2001 Maya won second place in the Smirnoff Fashion Awards. September of 2001, she won the Silver Thimble in the in international 'Paços de Ferreira' competition. In Feburary of 2002 she made her debut in Barcelona´s Fashion Week (Gaudí Catwalk). Maya collaborates with designer Javier Larrainzar as a stylist and produced the samples for his 2003 fall/winter collection. In September of 2001 and February 2002 (Editions 46 and 47 respectively) she presents her work in 'Platform Room' (dedicated to young designers) during Madrid´s International Fashion Week. In October of 2003, Maya participates in the second edition of Madrid Art and Fashion working with Reyes Infográfica Corp. in a conference about virtual fashion design in 3D. In November of 2003 Maya starts producing and selling her own brand 'Maya Hansen'. Maya is the costume designer for Spanish Heavy Metal group Magö de Oz and also artists: Ebony Ark, Pablo Giaretta and Ratio and Pedro Sabio. During 2005 and 2006 May a Hansen designs participate in Wave Gothik Treffen. Her designs are her passion and when we asked Maya about her inspiration - she explained "I can´t say there is only one thing which I am inspired by, just one woman, a flower, a feeling, the feathers of a bird...The most important concept in which I work with is the idea of an independent, strong and feminine, sweet and sexy, elegant and a little trashy, but always personal and unique kind of woman. I try to make women feel special, unique and extraordinary, wearing my handmade corsets and gorgeous garments made with the highest quality fabrics, and as it is says on our labels"made in Spain with love". I treat my corsets as they were little parts of me".