Nani Marquina (born 1952 in Barcelona, Spain) studied industrial design at the Massana School in Barcelona.  After a collaboration with Selles-Marquina Architecture Studio, in 1974 she opened her own interior design studio. In the mid 1980s, Marquina starts creating rugs designs; in 1987, this leads to the establishment of her eponymous brand, Nanimarquina.  Her first collections quickly garnered attention - New York's Museum of Modern Art store featured her Begonia collection in 1989; her Pera collection from 1990 received a nomination at the Delta Awards.  In addition to Marquina's own rug designs, her brand has collaborated with a number of designers over the ensuing decades including Ronan + Erwan Bouroullec, Ron Arad, Javier Mariscal, Milton Glaser, Diego Fortunato, Sybilla, Marti Guixe, Neri & Hu, Christian Zuzunaga, Doshi + Levien, Tjord Boontje, and Jaime Hayon.