Born in Orvieto (Italy), she graduated at the I.S.I.A of Florence in 1984.

At the Milan Triennale in 1985 she took part   in the exhibition “Elective Affinities”. She displayed her work in a large number of design exhibits in Italy and abroad.
In 1989 she opened a professional studio in Milan. Studio Gili worked for leading companies in the furniture and household furnishings sector.
Gili’s works include “Noah’s Ark” (1999) in the courtyard of the Atelier Mendini and the scissors she designed for the company Pietro Rosa TBM between 1996 and 1998.

For Salviati she designed Canneto and Rigati.