Mitchell Owens, a prolific design writer and lecturer, has been a reporter and columnist at The New York Times and has served as editor-in-chief of The Magazine Antiques, American editor of The World of Interiors, and decorative arts editor of Architectural Digest, where he hosted The AD Aesthete podcast. He was a founding editor of the LGTBQ+ magazine Out and held editorial positions at Nest, Elle Decor, Traditional Home, and Travel + Leisure. He is also cofounder of Irwin & Lane vintage furniture dealers. He lives in Cooperstown, New York.