Olimpia Zagnoli was born on a leap day in a small city in Northern Italy. She graduated from the Istituto Europeo di Design in 2006 and has worked as an illustrator ever since. Her client list includes The New Yorker, Taschen, Google, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Fendi. Her work has been exhibited in galleries worldwide. Her style is characterized by soft shapes and chameleonic colors. She lives in Milan in a house with kaleidoscopic floors.