Elena Knecht was born in Baden, near Zurich, in 1995. At the age of 17, she attended the preliminary design course at F+F and then completed a four-year apprenticeship as a graphic designer. In 2018 she designed her first children's book "Eli's Reise" . In the same year she starts her illustration studies at the HSLU in Lucerne. In 2021 she completed her bachelor's degree and now works as a graphic designer and illustrator.