Jasna Hrovatin graduated in 1987 from the Faculty of Architecture under Professor Niko Kralj. She received the Uniles award for her thesis. Immediately after completing her degree, she was employed as a young researcher with Prof. Niko Kralj. She obtained her master’s degree in 1990 and her doctorate in 1993, becoming the youngest doctor in Slovenia and the first woman to earn a doctorate at the Faculty of Architecture.

After completing her doctorate, she was employed at the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana, in the Department of Wood Science. She taught in the Department of Wood Science, at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, and in the doctoral program of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering in Ljubljana. Since 2009, she has been employed at the Faculty of Design as the vice-dean for research activities. She is the head of the Department of Interior Design and Space Architecture.

She is engaged in interior design and industrial design. She has received numerous awards at furniture fairs and awards and purchases at domestic and international competitions. She has exhibited her works in Ljubljana, Belgrade, Cologne, Copenhagen, and Frankfurt. She holds eight European models and seven patents. She has written three scientific monographs. For the monograph on Niko Kralj, she was nominated for the Plečnik Award in 2011 and for the “Trend” award in 2010.