Zoë Sessums is a writer, editor, and artist — currently the digital design editor at Architectural Digest. Her work has appeared online and in print for Architectural Digest, Sight Unseen, Sixtysix Magazine, Bon Appétit, New York Magazine, Epicurious, and more. With more than five years editing and writing at Condé Nast, her content has reached millions of viewers spanning across categories like home tours, product roundups and reviews, DIY diaries, renovation stories, newsletters, and more.
Zoë was raised in Gainesville, Florida, spent some formative years seaside in Massachusetts, cityside in Baltimore, had a short stint in the Bay Area, a longer stint in New York City, and is currently based in Midcoast Maine.
She attended Maryland Institute College of Art for two wonderful, eye-opening years. Majoring in Fiber and minoring in Creative Writing, she learned two- and three-dimensional approaches to many mediums while gaining the technical skills needed to fully investigate the possibilities of art.
Zoë graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida in December 2016, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism with a concentration in art. While at UF, she was a stringer for the local Independent Florida Alligator; reported and edited for NPR-affiliate, WUFT News; and interned with New York Magazine's The Strategist.