Petja Zorec is a fashion designer working under her eponymous label. Since 2011, she has regularly presented her work both independently and as a member of the design collective Squat, in Slovenia and internationally.
In 2013, she completed her master’s degree in textile and clothing design at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, where she currently works as an assistant professor. During her studies, she also attended the Design School Kolding in Denmark.
She has received numerous national and international awards for her work, including the Elle Style Award – Fashion Designer of the Year 2019, the OpenMyMed Prize in 2019 and 2017, the LJFW WOW Award 2019, the Design (Dis)ability award, the Trend Award (Young\@Squat), the Republic of Slovenia Award for Sustainable Development, the Student Prešeren Award, among others.