Renate Habinger (1957-born in St. Polten ) is an Austrian graphic designer and picture book illustrator .Renate Habinger studied from 1971 to 1975 Graphic Design at the Higher Graphic Federal Education and Research Institute and has since worked as a freelance artist. In 1997 she directed in Oberndorf at the Melk a paper workshop, the "Schneiderhausl", and since then there has workshops in papermaking for children, adolescents and adults. Since 2008, there is an annual summer school for children's book illustration instead. On August 10, 2013, the children's book was opened in Schneiderhausl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.