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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	design critic
Introduction	Michele Y. Washington is interested in researching the impact of cross-cultural design and users of products, and how designers can best utilize research to more effectively address ethnic communities, as well as the role architecture, urbanism, visual and material culture, and fashion plays in our every day lives. Michele maintains a design consultancy the office of michele washington where she focuses her research on community-based non-profit groups and cultural institutions. Previously she worked as a designer and art director, for such publications as The Chicago Tribune; The New York Times; Business Monthly, Essence, and Self. She also teaches in the Graduate Exhibition Design Program at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She has served on the board of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), New York chapter, and currently serves on the advisory board of XCD Cross-Cultural Community, and the AIGA Design Journey. Currently she is pursuing a second Master’s at the School of Visual Arts, in Design Criticism. Contact Michele: michele [at] washingtondesign.com
Interests	travel, brasilian porutuguese, food, hand/machine knitting, films, biking riding and design, as well as visual and material culture.