MELINA KEAYS

Entertaining Editor/director, 1996–present

I never saw it coming – my Wallpaper* life. One day in 1996, Tyler simply told me that he was launching a magazine and I was the (then) Food Editor. I said ‘OK’. Back then, most of our small team had little experience in magazines, but with the bravery and brilliance of naivety, and the coming together of a collection of hugely talented people, we threw ourselves in, and somehow presided over the start of a global brand. Oh the thrill of it! We travelled the world, seeing fantastic places and meeting extraordinary people, curating it all through the Wallpaper* prism – with joy and humour. We have always worked hard, with real passion and belief in the brand – as that is the only way to do it.