Amy Azzarito is a design historian, author, and journalist whose work uncovers the histories woven into everyday objects. She is the author of Past & Present: 24 Favorite Moments in Decorative Arts History and The Elements of a Home: Curious Histories Behind Everyday Household Objects, from Pillows to Forks. She is currently completing her PhD dissertation on the role of women jewelers in eighteenth-century Britain at the University of York, UK. Amy lives in Marin County, California, with her daughter, Stella, husband, Mark, and cat, Freya.
