Martina Grasselli has a background in architecture, design, art and fashion. Born in Reggio Emilia and now based in Milan, she tried her hand at many endeavours before settling on jewellery. Her work is characterised by a culture of beauty fed by hints of antiquity, yet at the same time, it is contemporary. She has worked with such luminaries as Stella McCartney, Christian Louboutin, Breil Milano and Jean Paul Gaultier, for Milan’s NABA Fine Arts Academy and Duperré Fashion School in Paris, before setting up Coliac in 2009. The brand has already attracted the attention of the fashion system, including Vogue, and is set to become "the next big thing".