Gael Towey is the founding art director of Martha Stewart Living. For more than 15 years, the breadth of Gael's creative direction has expanded with the rapid growth of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She was named chief creative officer in May 2005. "Our design strategy," says Gael, "is to enchant and inform with well-researched stories and original ideas in our magazines, on television, and on the radio. From those core areas of expertise flow a broad range of useful, functional, and stylish products that help our readers, listeners, and viewers make every day a little better."
Under Gael's creative direction, MSLO has won numerous awards in many categories, including the prestigious American Society of Magazine Editors Award for design and photography, the Art Directors Club Vision Award for long-term commitment to good design, and the Daimler Chrysler Design Award, which recognizes designers for extraordinary innovation. Gael lives with her husband, Stephen Doyle, and their two teenage children in New York City.