Diane Dorrans Saeks is a best-selling California-based author, editor, design lecturer, and feature writer who focuses on interior design, architecture, style, gardens, travel and fashion.
She is the author of twenty books on interior design, architecture, travel, and style, including "San Francisco A Certain Style" (Chronicle Books 1989, new edition 1999), "California Country" (Chronicle Books 1992, new edition 1999), "San Francisco Interiors" (Chronicle Books 1995), and "California Cottages" (Chronicle Books 1996).
"Kitchens," and "Living Rooms", and "Bedrooms," and "Bathrooms" in her California Design Library, were published by Chronicle Books and translated into Japanese. This series quickly reached best-selling status. All of her books are in print.
"CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY" was published October 1997 by Chronicle Books.
SAN FRANCISCO STYLE (Chronicle Books) was published in August 2004.
HOLLYWOOD STYLE (Rizzoli) was published in November 2004.
MICHAEL SMITH ELEMENTS OF STYLE with Diane Dorrans Saeks was published by Rizzoli, Fall 2005 and has gone into a second printing.
She recently published the best-selling "Seaside Interiors" and "Country Interiors" (Taschen) both international best-sellers and published in eight languages.
Among new book projects are 'California Country Style' published by Chronicle Books Fall 2006.
'Palm Springs Style', a revealing and vibrant celebration of Palm Springs styles, creativity, pleasures, talents, architecture, interiors, chic lodgings, trend-setting décor, and design for the future --will be published fall 2007 by Rizzoli.
She is currently working on new books on interiors, travel, style and architecture for Rizzoli.
In addition to writing books, Diane Dorrans Saeks produces and directs photography and layouts.
Diane Dorrans Saeks is the California Editor of Metropolitan Home. She was a founding editor of Garden Design Magazine.
She is a contributing editor for PaperCity, covering interiors, travel, style, fashion, trends, and ideas.
She was recently named a design editor for San Francisco magazine, covering a range of topics related to design and style.
She is the longtime San Francisco correspondent for W magazine and Women's Wear Daily.
In addition she writes and produces features on design, travel, architecture, and gardens for Pebble Beach magazine, California Homes, Departures, The New York Times, and Interior Design.
She was a staff writer for Vogue Living and Vogue Australia in Sydney. She has written on style, fashion, art, travel and design for newspapers and magazines around the world, including The Times, London, The Washington Post In Style, the Los Angeles Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, eLuxury.com.
She is an editor at large for C magazine, a new luxury publication.
Diane Dorrans Saeks is also a popular lecturer and design/style speaker. She is an instructor on interior design, antiques, and design theory at University of California, Berkeley, and Extension. She presents design seminars at the California College of the Arts and at other design/fashion institutes and colleges. She is the Interior Design Editor of PaperCity (published in San Francisco, Houston, Dallas and Atlanta.)
