Born in New York City and raised in Traverse City, Lillie Wolff received her BA in Human Development and Social Relations from Kalamazoo College. She began making jewelry in 2003 after returning from Ecuador where she studied abroad during her junior year. The artisan culture in the Andes inspired her to explore her own creativity and roots. Designing and creating jewelry was a natural progression for Lillie being that her grandmother was an artist and silver smith and her father is a well-known illustrator and fine artist.