Sara Fanelli was born in Florence. She came to London to study art, and has been working there as a designer and illustrator since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1995. She divides her time between self-generated projects and commercial illustration commissions from a wide range of international clients, including the New Yorker, Penguin Books, Tate Modern, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Ron Arad, Issey Miyake and The New York Times. She has written and illustrated a number of children"s books. and has twice been the overall winner of the Victoria & Albert Museum"s illustration award.