Maya Kessler studied fashion at Beckmans College of Design. Immediately after graduating, she settled in Paris, where she worked as a textile designer for designer Marcel Marongius's shows and as an illustrator in the French fashion press and with
communication agencies.

Back in Stockholm in 2000, Maya has worked as an AD at Sveriges Television and as an illustrator with, among others, French Bayard Jeunesse, the French Institute, Utbildningsradion, Bonniers Förlag and Upplandsmuseet.

After investing in textiles again, she has collaborated with Svenskt Tenn where her fabric "Creek" is represented in the National Museum's collections.