Design Nation 2021: How Katy Olson, Editor of Architectural Digest's AD Pro, Uses Journalism to Share the History of Design
Description
For Design Nation 2021's third podcast, Kathy Li speaks to Katy Olson, Editor of AD Pro (https://adpro.architecturaldigest.com/), which is a members-only community for design industry professionals and includes over 100 years of searchable Architectural Digest archives. Before AD Pro, Katy Olson had an extensive background in editorial strategy, including roles as Executive Editor of Business of Home, as well as at Hearst Corporation, People Magazine, and Work Style, an Italian magazine based in Milan, where she ran the workplace design section. She received her Master of Science with Honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. She is a reiki master and a native New Yorker.
In this podcast, Katy shares more about her passion for the history of design, the importance of events in the design community, and how AD Pro is using education to help emerging designers and small businesses enter the industry.