Design person with an editorial sensibility and a creative practice.
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Kelsey Keith is currently creative director of MillerKnoll and author of a design newsletter called Ground Condition. She initially joined Herman Miller in 2021 after a dozen years leading design- and architecture-focused editorial outlets. Formerly of New York City, she now lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and their two daughters.
Selected press:
Fashion People podcast: “Design Matters”
Secret Strategist: Home obsessions
New York Times: What Will Our Homes Look Like in 2026?
Homeward: What this creative director learned from visiting other people’s homes
Cup of Jo: Week of Outfits
Financial Times: Substack is Design Journalism’s Irreverent New Home
Business of Home: Is Design Substack Having a Moment?
Madame Architect interview
Scratching the Surface podcast
The—Brand Identity: How Order and Herman Miller refreshed a design legacy
Fast Company: Why Herman Miller brought back its company magazine
The New Consumer: How Herman Miller Aced Its Brand Refresh
Portrait by María del Río for Cup of Jo / At Marta Gallery in LA, photo by Benjamin Critton / At Unité d’Habitation in Marseille, photo by Laure Joliet