Sara Fanelli was born in Florence, later moving to London to study art. She has been working as a freelance designer and illustrator since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1995.

Sara has worked for a diverse range of clients internationally, dividing her time between her books and self-generated projects, and commercial illustration commissions.

Some clients include; The New Yorker, Penguin Books, Faber and Faber, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum, BBC Worldwide, Ron Arad, Issey Miyake, The New York Times and the Royal Mail.

She has also written and illustrated a number of children’s books, which have been translated into a number of languages.

Sara has won a series of International awards, including two D&AD Pencils as well as twice being named the overall winner of the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Award.