Selected writing for brands / entrepreneurs

THE WEDDING EDITION: VEENA McCOOLE’S GUIDE TO MAYFAIR FOR BRIDES-TO-BE

Branded content partnership / video modelling with The Wedding Edition and Grosvenor Estate highlighting Mayfair’s luxurious offerings for brides to be. (PDF and video)

THE WEDDING EDITION: The Questions Every Couple Should Ask On Wedding Venue Visits

Organic editorial content featuring The Wedding Edition brand partners. (PDF)

THE NED: EDITORIAL CONTENT

Editorial content for members’ club app and global newsletter, including first-person pieces, member spotlights and interview features. (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)

THE WEDDING EDITION: How to Build the Perfect Registry With The Wedding Present Company

Branded content partnership / video modelling for TWE and The Wedding Present Company, highlighting their luxurious wedding gift registry services. (PDF and video)

STARLING BANK: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO VISIT NEW YORK CITY?

Financial diaries of a long weekend in New York City, including tips on how to spend savvily in an expensive part of the world. (PDF)

PRESENTATION STUDIO: WEBSITE COPY AND TONE OF VOICE

Worked with the first female-founded design agency in APAC on refreshed brand messaging, narrative development, content strategy and multi-platform thought leadership content. Example blog post here.

ZERRIN: EDITORIAL CONTENT

Blog articles for ZERRIN, a Singapore-based platform dedicated to sustainable fashion, green beauty and ethical business. (PDF) (PDF)

Lorena Castro: NEWSLETTER

Website copywriting and newsletter production for London-based senior hairstylist and balayage expert Lorena Castro. (PDF)

NEWSGUARD: WEBSITE COPY + CONTENT STRATEGY

Led NewsGuard’s brand messaging, product marketing (examples here and here), thought leadership strategy (example here), social media content development, newsletter distribution strategy, and partnership co-marketing (examples here and here).

Sally Williams Photography: WEBSITE COPY

“About me” website page copywriting for Sussex-based lifestyle product photographer. (PDF)

Sasstainable: EDITORIAL CONTENT

Various healthy lifestyle articles on working from home, self-care and routines for eco-friendly products brand Sasstainable. (PDF)

Koibird: FASHION COPYWRITING

Fashion and creative copywriting for London-based, multi-label boutique online destination “where maximalism reigns supreme.” Sample here.

Selected reporting

IRISH INDEPENDENT: What happened when I swapped my hectic London life for a Benedictine monastery in Limerick

First-person piece for national newspaper about my experience at Glenstal Abbey monastery. (PDF)

ARTSY: What auction results do (and don’t) tell us about the STATE OF THE art market

Analysis of the 2023 art market correction through recent auction results and collector / gallery perspectives.

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ARTSY: How Raghav Babbar's Pensive Portraits Have Captured Collectors’ Attention

Profile of early-career artist Raghav Babbar, following his exhibition at Nahmad Projects.

(PDF)

Artsy: The 10 Best Booths at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022

Roundup of the most notable booths at the 2022 edition of Frieze London and Frieze Masters.

(PDF)

Artsy: Gala Porras-Kim Explores the Institutional Afterlife of Artifacts and Ancient Human Remains

Exhibition review of “Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing” at Gasworks London.

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Air Mail: Arts Intel Report - Prima Facie

Summary of Jodie Comer’s West End debut in Prima Facie.
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Artsy: What Sold at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2021

Sales coverage report of major international art fair in October 2021 for Artsy.

(PDF)

ARTSY: Small but Mighty Fair artmonte-carlo 2024 Draws Major Collectors and Sales in Monaco

Review and sales report of eighth annual artmonte-carlo fair in Monaco.

(PDF)

ARTSY: THE 15 BEST BOOTHS AT FRIEZE LONDON AND FRIEZE MASTERS 2024

Roundup of the most notable booths at the 2022 edition of Frieze London and Frieze Masters.

ARTSY: How avery singer became one of the most in-demand artists working today

Profile of ultracontemporary artist Avery Singer and her U.K. solo exhibition debut, “Free Fall,” at Hauser & Wirth.

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ARTSY: Tania Marmolejo’s Wide-Eyed Portraits Are Capturing Collectors’ Attention

Analysis of Tania Marmolejo’s recent success at global auctions and on the primary market.

(PDF)

Artsy: What Sold at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022

Sales coverage report for Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2022.

Forbes: Inside Monica Vinader's 10-Year Plan to Grow a $65 Million Global Jewelry Brand

Interview with CEO on the private equity-backed jewellery brand’s global growth strategy for Forbes.

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YaleWomen: Women Entrepreneurs at Yale (WE@Yale) Initiative Launched with Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale

Blog post for YaleWomen’s quarterly alumni newsletter on the launch of Women Entrepreneurs @ Yale.

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Forbes: This Luxury Startup Is Paving The Way With Pain-Free High-Heels

Profile of Maison Baum, a startup developing pain-free high-heels with patented footbed technology, for Forbes.

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ARTSY: how ai is changing the art market

Interviews with gallerists, art advisors, auction houses, and entrepreneurs to find out how they believe AI will impact buying activity in the market.

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Thingtesting: Forget convenience, these 21 brands want to help you slow down

Report on a COVID-era crop of businesses focused on commercializing the art of slowing down.

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Thingtesting: A new wave of hosiery brands is offering a fresh point of view on old-fashioned tights

Overview of the new, direct-to-consumer tights brands for startup community website Thingtesting.

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Business of Fashion: How Fashion Is Framing Olympic Athletes for Rio 2016

Report on publications’ characterisations of athletes and fashion ahead of the 2016 Olympics for BoF, a global fashion media company.

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Yale School of Management: Startup Saves Lives by Ridding African Market of Counterfeit Drugs

Profile of RxAll, a platform to combat counterfeit drug distribution in Africa founded by SOM students.

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Yale Daily News: YCBA reinstallation puts British art in global context

Report on the Yale Center for British Art’s reinstalled permanent collection following the museum’s reopening in Spring 2016.

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Features

Art She Says: How Dora Maar Defined The Modern Woman’s Multi-Hyphenate Career

Feature on the Tate Modern’s retrospective on painter and photographer Dora Maar.

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Yale Daily News: ROTC at Yale - Confronting the 40-year gap

Feature on the University’s historic relationship with ROTC, including the program’s 40-year absence from campus.

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Art She Says: Inside the Jakarta Art Scene

Interview with Esti Nurjadin, Indonesian collector and owner of D Gallerie, for the debut issue of Art She Says magazine.

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Yale Daily News: One Yale, Under Armour

Feature on Yale Athletics’ $16.5 million multi-year deal with Under Armour.

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Art She Says: Ana Benaroya

Feature on New Jersey-based artist and Yale MFA graduate Ana Benaroya’s first European exhibition, “The Passenger”, at Carl Kostyál Gallery in Mayfair.

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Yale Daily News: Silence and Light - Louis Kahn’s Legacy at the YCBA

Feature on architect Louis Kahn’s legacy of designing both major University art galleries.

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Essays

RedD Gallery: Aftermath: A Year of Desire

Exhibition essay for RedD Gallery in Chania.

Girls in Work: An Ode to Personal Finance From a Fresh Graduate

Reflection on personal finance for Girls in Work, an online community and career platform for young female professionals.

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Goodness Magazine: How quarantine reshaped my approach to productivity

Essay on redefining productivity in a pandemic for Goodness Magazine, a Liverpool-based lifestyle publication.

(PDF)