sfgirlbybay is a san francisco-based blogger, photographer, photo stylist, design junkie and bonafide flea market queen. victoria smith is editor of sfgirlbybay, one of the West Coast’s leading interior design blogs, featuring new product reviews, shopping tips, including art, photography and design resources, as well as home entertaining and lifestyle stories, with a ridiculously loyal readership that includes social media butterflies, top magazine editors, shoppers, and industry professionals.
sfgirlbybay is known for representing ‘Bohemian Modern Style’ and for showcasing the freshest designers, artists, products and trends. Averaging 2-3 new posts a day, sfgirlbybay provides 20,000+ daily readers with shopping finds; behind the scenes interviews and home/studio virtual tours of up-and-coming artists; design/art event coverage; all the while offering affordable design inspiration and ideas, and encouraging individuality and unique, personal style. A fixture in the design blog community, sfgirlbybay has been an online favorite of independent design since 2006.
experience: sfgirlbybay editor Victoria Smith has an interesting and varied background in the design industry, a journalism major with an Advanced Arts degree in Interior Design, she has also worked as a freelance art buyer and stylist producing photo shoots for advertising agencies and designers on accounts such as Condé Nast Publications, including high profile home and shelter magazines Domino, Architectural Digest, House & Garden, Gourmet and Bon Appetít. She is a contributing writer to UPPERCASE, Anthology, and 7×7 Magazines, and a speaker at the upcoming Altitude Design Summit.
In addition, Victoria was just mentioned in a forbe’s magazine article as an “influental blogger”; just appeared in West Elm’s catalog and blog; was honored to have been recently named one of the Top 20 Interiors Blogs by the Telegraph U.K.; and voted #10 of the London Times Top 50 Design Blogs, and has just been named as a member of Lucky Magazine’s Style Collective, MSN/Glo’s 10 Décor Experts To Watch, and Refinery29′s Most Inspiring Home Blogs. For more obnoxiously glowing media coverage, check out her Press Page. When she’s not blogging, Victoria is incessantly tweeting, or running around San Francisco, scouting the latest finds with her camera and trusty dog, Lucy.
• photo of victoria by los angeles-based photographer kimberly genevieve.
Danielle Krysa is a Vancouver-based artist in her own right, and an experienced envy expert. Danielle puts out The Jealous Curator, a ridiculously clever blog where she constantly wonders, “damn, why didn’t I think of that?” and curates the best of best of up-and-coming, as well as established and much-cherished artists. Let’s just say she’s got the eye for it. Every other week, Danielle shares her Girl Crush column here, an ode to women artists of the world. To see Danielle’s own works of art, visit her work in progress, and etsy shop.
N.E.E.T. Magazine is the beautiful brainchild of editor Stephanie J, who is based in the UK. Everything in the quarterly, online magazine is handpicked, designed and fabulously put together as a showcase for grassroots creativity by Stephanie—going strong since 2005. Stephanie shares her N.E.E.T Finds For the Nest with readers here and rounds up the brilliant and best of the UK and beyond’s art, furnishings and home accessories. You can view issues of N.E.E.T. online, and be sure to pop in on the blog, too!
Melanie Biehle is the writer, photographer, and designer of Inward Facing Girl, a catalog of her obsessions. Items that make the top of her long list of loves are life with her husband and son, contemporary art, photography, design, travel, pop culture, and exploring Seattle, the city she’s called home on four separate occasions. Melanie also lived in Los Angeles (but only twice), where she helped movie studios decide how to market and edit their films and optioned a romantic comedy screenplay. She sells her photography and artwork on Society6.
Nathan Michael is a photographer & designer living in Chicago, Illinois. He is passionate about cultivating a culture of well-lived life through authentic community. Nathan contributes that passion here on sfgirlbybay through his camera lens, with his keen observations on design, trends and creativity around the country. When he’s not creating behind a camera: you can find him…exploring new cities; drinking massive amounts of coffee; digging through vintage shops; enjoying the latest restaurants; browsing fashion magazines; and spending time with loved ones. You can connect with Nathan on twitter as he shares his daily travels, thoughts, and current addictions.
Anna Dorfman is a designer of book covers, websites (including this one!), and anything else made out of paper or pixels that she can get her hands on. When she’s not busy trying to find a cure for Cross-Browser Compatibility Anxiety Disorder, she writes a blog about her never-ending renovations of an 1891 Victorian row house, her dogs, makeup, music and all of the other stuff that skips across her brain at Door Sixteen. Anna is based in New York City and beautiful Newburgh, New York.
Shanna Murray is the designer behind the beautiful, and very happy sfgirlbybay logo. She is a New York-based artist who believes in the limitless opportunity we all have to positively affect one another’s lives. Her favorite moments are the small ones; the right song playing on the radio, a perfect cup of tea, walks along the creek with her dog Ollie, small kindnesses from strangers, and slow Sunday mornings. In addition to her solo work in printmaking, wall decals, styling and web design, Shanna is also a co-founder of Second Storie Indie Market, and co-owner of Hello Handmade Paperie. You can see more of her lovely work in her shop.
