Brandi Andres is an editorial contributor, who first came to Dwell as the Los Angeles Editorial Fellow. Brandi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in women’s studies with concentrations in communication studies and English from UCLA, and completed studies in creative writing at the esteemed UCLA Writers Program. She has written for the Huffington Post, the Daily Beast, and Travel Pulse. Through her many world travels and living amidst the cultural, historic architecture of Madrid, London, and Los Angeles, Brandi has cultivated a great love and respect for iconic design and how it relates to and inspires the modern world.