Allison Arieff
Encyclopedia
Allison Arieff is Food & Shelter Ambassador for GOOD and writes an "opinionator" column on design for The New York Times
. Previously she was Editor at Large for Sunset magazine, and Senior Content Lead for IDEO.
In 2000 Arieff helped found the architecture and design
magazine
Dwell
, and in 2002, following the departure of founding editor Karrie Jacobs, she was promoted to editor-in-chief
. During her tenure the magazine expanded its readership and received a number of awards, including the National Magazine Award
for General Excellence in the 100,000-to-250,000 circulation category.
Arieff holds a B.A. in History from UCLA, and an M.A. in Art History from UC Davis. Before joining Dwell, she held editorial positions at Random House
, Oxford University Press
, and Chronicle Books
. She now writes a design blog called "By Design" for the OpEd section of The New York Times
.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. Previously she was Editor at Large for Sunset magazine, and Senior Content Lead for IDEO.
In 2000 Arieff helped found the architecture and design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
Dwell
Dwell (magazine)
Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by mail-order heiress Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its editor-in-chief. In August 2002 Jacobs left the magazine and was replaced by senior editor...
, and in 2002, following the departure of founding editor Karrie Jacobs, she was promoted to editor-in-chief
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. During her tenure the magazine expanded its readership and received a number of awards, including the National Magazine Award
National Magazine Award
The National Magazine Awards are a series of US awards that honor excellence in the magazine industry. They are administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City...
for General Excellence in the 100,000-to-250,000 circulation category.
Arieff holds a B.A. in History from UCLA, and an M.A. in Art History from UC Davis. Before joining Dwell, she held editorial positions at Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, and Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children.The company was established in 1968 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of...
. She now writes a design blog called "By Design" for the OpEd section of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.