Ivana hails from behind the Iron Curtain — Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia. She holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Design of Furniture along with extensive education in textile design. Her love for traveling brought her to the U.S. for the first time in 2003. After graduating from the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia, she took a two year vacation from “real life” and traveled all around the States. Echelon Custom Homes discovered Ivana in late 2007 and she’s been part of the design team ever since.