Xara Marantidou was born in 1975 in Athens, Greece. A graduate of the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (2000). After working in Paris, France, she collaborated with klmf architects in 2002. In 2003 she continued her studies at the School of Fine Arts in Athens receiving her diploma in 2007. She participates in exhibitions showing art installations and art books. In 2007 she began her collaboration with KLAB architecture researching interconnections between art and architecture.