My name is Irene Zilou, native Greek and passionate for life. I was born and raised up in Athens GR. I graduated from Vakalo School of Art & Design (BA and MA from the University of Derby, UK) in February 2003. Graphic Design is my main source of expression and my profession as well today.

Most of the graphic works on here are officially published and all the "imaginary" work was done during my studies on Art & Design, in order to have some examples of what I would like to do in the future. You should check me out to find proof from the people I worked for and those I still cooperate with too. Some of my works I adore and some others might be things I was asked to do for clients. In cases like these, the client may change the whole design and the result is not always of my preference. I am a Graphic Designer and not an artist. Nowadays, I am working at a big company in Athens on Computer Graphics and Digital Prints. I love my job. I hate waisting my time. I always come up with new ideas.

I attended lessons on vocals and piano at the Athenaeum for four years. At the age of 19 I sang for some bands. Later, I left vocals for other important activities. I still like singing and I have many different kinds of hobbies as sculpture and ready-mades. I create the characters using either my imagination or mythological influences.

I work as a model, go-go dancer, performer and show-girl in cases of really interesting events. I love and live to dance and lose myself into industrial for the masses. I love fashion design and designers as well as posing and give an edgy and unique presence to special and extreme events, photo-shootings and fashion shows. I have participated in some very important festivals and cooperated with some well known artists in Greece and around Europe.

"Zirconia" is a nickname I use in most of the sites I am in (meet me as Tanya Treed too). Zirconia, my alter ego, instead of my favourite gem, was a kind of a monster in the Sailor Moon anime series without a specified sex which absorbed energy.

I cooperate as an editor and photographer with the Bloodcult Zine, one of the biggest magazines in Greece now, related to black metal, gothic, electro, industrial, EBM, noise music and generally to the dark alternative scene. It is not only a music magazine as it It covers all possible dark arts and lifestyles. Enjoy reading my articles!
My love for music and an amazingly huge record collection put me into the "virus" of listening (and editing) from my childhood. I love exploring music.

I speak English, French and Italian. I love traveling. So, I welcome you to my world. You may also visit me on MySpace and become friends. You can read a more detailed here.