OLIMPIA ZAGNOLI
OLIMPIA ZAGNOLI was born in Montecchio Emilia in 1984, and lives and works in Milan.
She is an illustrator and a multidisciplinary artist; her works have appeared all over the world in various printed formats, in galleries and children’s books, ad campaigns and subway stations.
Her illustrations have been published in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue Italia, and on the covers of books released by Penguin, Taschen and Feltrinelli, among other contexts. Her commercial clients include Elizabeth Arden, Barilla and Apple. She has designed limited editions and accessories for brands such as Dior, Prada and Fendi.
She is a co-founder of Clodomiro, a family-run design line.
Her latest published books include Caleidoscopica, a retrospective on the first decade of her career, and L’Omino di Niente, an illustrated children’s book written by Gianni Rodari. Besides working as an illustrator, Olimpia has experimented extensively with kinetic sculptures, neon design, music videos and ceramics. Her creations have been shown all over the world, at galleries in Milan, Los Angeles and Düsseldorf, and in institutions such as the Chiostri di San Pietro (Reggio Emilia) and the Sejong Center (Seoul).
She lives in Milan in an apartment with a silver bathroom.
