Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920.[2] Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast, which also publishes international editions of Architectural Digest in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico/Latin America, the Middle East, Poland, and Spain.[3]

Architectural Digest


January 2020 cover, highlighting the magazine's 100th anniversary
EditorAmy Astley
CategoriesInterior design
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(2013)		814,959[1]
Founded1920 (1920)
CompanyCondé Nast
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitearchitecturaldigest.com
ISSN0003-8520

Architectural Digest is aimed at an affluent and style-conscious readership, and is subtitled "The International Design Authority."[4][5] The magazine releases the annual AD100 list, which recognizes the most influential interior designers and architects around the world.[6]

Architectural Digest also hosts a popular online video series entitled Open Door that gives an in-depth look at the unique homes of various prominent celebrities and public figures.[7]

History

Originally a quarterly trade directory called The Architectural Digest: A Pictorial Digest of California's Best Architecture, the magazine was launched in 1920[8][9][10] by John Coke Brasfield (1880–1962).[11][12][13] Brasfield, born in Tennessee,[11][12][13] moved to southern California in the early 1900s,[14] where he founded the John C. Brasfield Publishing Corporation in Los Angeles.[15] Interiors and exteriors of residences were featured in the magazine, along with floor plans.

By 1963, the magazine's subtitle had been altered to A Pictorial Digest of Outstanding Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscaping, and it began publishing on a bimonthly schedule. In 1965,[14] The Architectural Digest and its publishing company were purchased by Cleon T. Knapp, who was the magazine's "jack-of-all-trades"[16] and Brasfield's grandson.[14] Knapp son of Brasfield's daughter Sarah "Sally" Brasfield Knapp (1910–1996), who served, at various times, as the magazine's editor in chief, managing editor, and associate publisher. The magazine's subtitle was altered to The Quality Guide to Home Decorating Ideas in 1966,[14] and was changed again, in 1971, to The Connoisseur's Magazine of Fine Interior Design,[14] and in 1976 to The International Magazine of Fine Interior Design.[14] The John C. Brasfield Publishing Company was renamed Knapp Communications Corporation in 1977.

Condé Nast Publications purchased Architectural Digest, as well as its sister publication Bon Appétit, from Knapp in 1993.[17]

In 2011 the Chinese version of the magazine, AD China, was launched.[18] The magazine is also published in other countries, including Germany, India,[19] France[20] Italy, Poland, and Spain.[21]

Architectural Digest won the 2020 Webby People’s Voice Award for Architecture & Design in the category Web.[22]

Logo used by international editions of the magazine

Architectural Digest employees unionized in 2022.[23]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Architectural Digest Russia closed in 2022 when Condé Nast pulled out of Russia.[24]

Editors in chief
  • John C. Brasfield, 1920–1960[14]
  • (James) Bradley Little 1960–1965;[14] a former interior designer, who served as editorial director and editor in chief from 1964 until his death in 1971.[25][26]
  • Cleon T. Knapp, 1965–1974 (also served as publisher during the same period)[14]
  • Paige Rense, 1975–2010;[27] she previously served as the magazine's associate editor, 1968–1971, and its executive editor, 1971–1975.[28]
  • Margaret Russell, 2010–2016
  • Amy Astley, 2016–present[29]

References
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  6. "World's top architects and designers revealed in 2018's AD100 list". CNN. December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. "Open Door". Architectural Digest Videos. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  8. Batchelor, Bob (2008). American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade. ABC-CLIO. p. 272. ISBN 9780313364112.
  9. Koket (March 24, 2013). "Best Interior Design Magazines: Architectural Digest". bykoket.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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  15. Architectural Digest. OCLC 01481856.
  16. MacAuley, Ian T. "HE ONLY WANTS THE VERY RICH". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  17. Carmody, Deirdre. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Career Maverick Has a New Home at Conde Nast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  18. Yao Jing (4 November 2011). "Chinese market gives magazines a new home". China Daily USA. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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  22. Kastrenakes, Jacob (20 May 2020). "Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards". The Verge. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  23. Izadi, Elahe (September 9, 2022). "Condé Nast workers win recognition of company-wide union". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  24. "Vogue Russia closes as Condé Nast stops publishing after 'rise in censorship'". the Guardian. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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  26. Palm Springs Life Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  27. Paige Rense Noland to Retire From Architectural Digest, The New York Times
  28. Wicks, Amy (2010-06-03). "Paige Rense to Retire". WWD. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  29. Steigrad, Alexandra (2016-05-19). "Teen Vogue's Amy Astley Appointed Editor in Chief of Architectural Digest". WWD. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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