Professional/Personal Overview
Seasoned, upbeat, creative and reliable, I am absolutely passionate about my work as a feature writer and editor specializing in architecture, design, creativity and business. After working in corporate America for over a decade, I started Lori Conner Communications, llc (see loriconner.com) 14 years ago and never looked back. Today I write exclusively for world-class corporations, plus national and international design and lifestyle media. Busy yes, but always eager for new challenges and opportunities!
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
3 Years
Reporter
3 Years
Writer
14 Years
Specialty
Home & Garden
14 Years
Lifestyle
14 Years
Architecture & Design
14 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
luxe. design + interiors (11+), Luxury Pools (1-2), Metropolitan Home (1-2), Arts and Crafts Homes (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Sub-Zero, Inc. (11+), Wolf Appliance, Inc. (11+)
Other Work History
Architecture and Design Editor Business Columnist City & Urban Plan Commission Reporter Photojournalist Editorial Assistant, Book publishing
Computer Skills
Word | Photoshop
Technical Skills
Photojournalism | Social Media | Blogging
Equipment
Nikon D80 35mm SLR digital camera | Sony HD video camera | MacBook | Digital Audio Recording | iPad | Photoshop
Work Permits & Visas
Current passport
References
Pamela Jaccarino | Executive Editor | luxe. interiors + design Magazine Patricia Poore | Editor-in-Chief Gloucester Publishers | Arts & Crafts Homes Magazine Brooke Van Cleve | Creative Director Nikki Style Magazine Kate Bast | Founding Editor Milwaukee Home Magazine, Former Editor Wisconsin Trails Magazine Carolyn Fath | Art Director Isthmus Publishing Company
Associations
ASJA | American Society of Journalists and Authors AIA | Society of the American Institute of Architects
Other
Bachelor of Science: Psychology. Emphases Art History & Fine Art | Photojournalism | Desktop publishing
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Madison, WI. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Metropolitan Home | Cover story , 10/1/2009)
When a former dancer bought her midcentury Joseph Eichler house in Marin County, she renovated it with the same forward-looking minimalism she applied to her choreography.
(Arts & Crafts Homes , 7/1/2008)
In Flagstaff, two active retirees build an Arts & Crafts jewel in the Coconino National Forest that reflects and honors the native culture.
[Reprinted with permission from the Summer 2008 issue of Arts & Crafts Homes magazine, (800) 967-3462, artsandcraftshomes.com. Subscriptions available for $24
(Nikki Style , 11/1/2007)
From postcards to 70-pound monographs, Benedikt Taschen's passion for authenticity has made him the world's premiere publisher of art, anthropology, and aphrodesia.
(Nikki Style Magazine , 11/1/2007)
Pritzker Prize winning Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron banish convention, while encouraging identity.
(Nikki Style Magazine , 5/1/2007)
Over 100 years ago Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi abandoned the idea of standard architecture to create revolutionary designs that inspires others to think outside the box. He gave to Barcelona what the world needs more of today: originality.
(Nikki Style Magazine , 3/1/2007)
Design icon Philippe Starck wants his designs to make the world smarter, sexier, and happier. That's not necessarily new, but his affinity for conserving the environment is.
(Nikki Style Magazine , 11/1/2006)
Turning convention on its ear, prefab architecture is reinvented, emerging as high design.