A life on both sides of the Atlantic
Two careers: art director and writer
Two languages: French and English
One passion: printed matter
Chronological list of professional activities
(either free lance or in-house)
2006-2012
PARIS
| Laurence King/London PBNL/Paris ENSCI Les Ateliers/Paris CNAP/Paris Chaumont Festival Saison Graphique/Le Havre Pyramyd/Paris Pyramyd/Paris Parsons Paris/Paris College of Arts ENSA Bretagne/Lorient Algonquin Books/Chapel Hill Eye/London Metropolis magazine/New York Laurence King/London Phaidon/London Chronicle Books/SF Allworth Press/New York Rodale/New York School of Visual Arts/New York |
100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design creative copywriting journalist journalist (Graphisme en France) contributing writer writer/lecturer lecturer/teacher (Design History & Criticism) writer (Etapes: 20 articles) lecturer/teacher (Design History & Criticism) lecturer/teacher (Design History & Criticism) contributing writer (Paris Was Ours) writer contributing writer co-author (Art Direction Explained, at Last!) author/copywriter author (John Rombola) co-author/rédacteur (2 books) ghost writer (Evelyn Lauder) faculty member (graduate program) |
1989-2006
NEW YORK
| Metropolis/New York Print/New York Limited /Columbus ClarksonPotter/New York Graphis/New York Graphis Press/New York Princeton Arch. Press Laurence King/London Redbook/New York Time Warner/New York House&Garden/New York Spa Finder/New York Random House/New York AIGA/New York Martha Stewart/New York Aperture, New York School of Visual Arts/NY Hearst,/New York Organic Style/New York Hearst/Town&Country/NY Mode/New York Limited/Columbus, Ohio Yves Saint Laurent/New York Desgrippes Gobé/New York CondéNast/New York |
writer/contributor (24 articles) writer author (French Style) author (6 titles/500.000 books sold) writer/contributor (15 articles) author (Something to be Desired) author (2 books) author (Chip Kidd) writer writer (InStyle) writer/contributor (30 articles) writer/contributor (16 articles) writer (Frédéric Fekkai) writer writer writer faculty member (graduate program) writer (Oprah, Harper’s Bazaar) writer/contributor (18 articles) writer/contributor(/20 articles) editor-in-chief/writer brand consultant (Express) brand director/copywriter brand director/creative director artistic director (Self) |
1980-1989
SAN FRANCISCO
| Time Life/San Francisco Hearst/San Francisco Mercury News/San Jose San Francisco magazine/San Francisco San Francisco magazine/San Francisco AIGA Chapter/San Francisco Mother Jones/San Francisco Communication Arts/San Francisco Mercury News/San Jose |
art director (Parenting) art director (Image) art director (West) art director editor-in-chief chapter president writer writer writer |
1963-1980
PARIS & NEW YORK
| Elle/Paris Gérard Ifert studio/Paris Raymond Loewy/New York Walter Dorwin Teague/NY Free-lance, New York Aperture, Millerton, NY Gibbs & Hills/New York Federal Steel/New York CondéNast/New York Interiors magazine/NY Women’s Wear Daily/NY Hachette/Paris |
intern/designer designer/graphic design designer/exhibits designer/products designer/exhibits/books/brochures designer/books (Aperture) designer/corporate identity designer/products/corporate identity assistant art director(Vogue) art director art director of special sections art director/consultant |