Jessica Helfand, a founding editor of Design Observer, is an award-winning graphic designer, writer, and educator.

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Sandra Nuut is investigating spaces for contemporary fashion curation inside and beyond the museum, and is analyzing the collision between culture and commerce.

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Frederico Duarte graduated from D-Crit with his thesis on the influence of social changes on product and furniture design in Brazil.

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Bryn Smith is a writer, graphic designer, and critic based in Brooklyn. She writes about design for Core77, Designers & Books and L’ArcoBaleno, among others, and teaches in the graduate graphic design program at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Angela Riechers is a Brooklyn-based art director and writer specializing in design, media, and visual culture.

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